How did Bono come up with his name? Is Louis Armstrong the oldest person to ever have a #1 single? Do celebrities get paid to sing the national anthem at sporting event...
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The last clarinettist in Louis Armstrong's celebrated All-Stars groupJoe Muranyi, who has died of cancer aged 84, earned his 15 minutes of wider jazz fame as Louis Armstr...
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Carrie listens to Thelonius Monk, while Treme is also filled with jazz, proving a powerful soundtrack can enhance any TV plotThe squeaks and squalls of jazz are an essent...
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Louis Armstrong, Carole King, Gary Primich, Lurrie Bell, Todd Snider and Little Richard also add intriguing tracks..
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Better than: The time when nobody talked about Louis Armstrong being hip. As Louis Armstrong tributes go, this one - the first installment of "Insides Out," Dr.
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Chicago soul funk band Lubriphonic calls it quits. They are giving away their latest studio album The Gig Is On as a thank you to their fans: After 10 long years th...
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Read a collection of the finest writing on jazz from Guardian and Observer critics, including Kingsley Amis and Benny GreenFrom early appearances in London in 1917, to bo...
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This jazz ebook provides a fascinating delve into the extensive Guardian and Observer archive of coverage from 1917 to the present dayBuy Kindle edition or get it as an i...
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Andy Rehfeldt: Video mash-up master Andy Rehfeldt's work garners as many as 3 million views from a single video. Mash-up victims include pop star Rihanna, whom he has sin...
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Looking for a lovingly compiled Christmas read? Then put your favourite record on and download our new ebookHere at the Guardian we take pride in the quality of our music...
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Jazz drummer who performed with Basie, Ellington and ArmstrongThe drummer Butch Ballard, who has died aged 92, was one of a handful of African-American jazz musicians who...
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As the My favourite album series concludes, we look back at the highlights and see what readers had to say about our choicesAs the My favourite album series closes with P...
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This is as good a compendium of the genius of Louis Armstrong as anyone could wish for.
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Louis Armstrong's home recordings made for an unusual, but fascinating, hour of radioIt would be, presenter Paul Sexton promised, "a very unusual hour on Radio 2". And so...
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