A very brief newsreel from October 31, 1960--narrated by the once-ubiquitous Ed Herlihy--showing us the exultant reception Louis Armstrong received on his African tour. Unfortunately, the music that would have accompanied a few seconds of this newsreel has been removed (perhaps it was difficult to record a soundtrack for Louis being carried through the streets?) and a generic “jazzy" one substituted, but one has only to see the proliferation of smiles to know the prevailing happiness:
Uwe Zanisch, the creator and proprietor of Satchmotube (http://satchmotube.blogspot.com/) a website devoted to collecting and sharing footage of Louis on film of all kinds, told me about this extended profile--in German--of Louis, overseas in spring 1965. I wish the dubbed translation hadn't overpowered Louis's voice, but even with my nonexistent German, much of this is accessible. And I am now considering the purchase of a striped bowtie, whether or not it clashes with my Hawaiian shirts. I am sure that the Beloved will avoid a horizontally-striped coat such as Lucille's, but shes more discreet:
Its not often that I feel grateful to the news media, but I do now!
