tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323643089904400443.post1920644332533885172..comments2024-02-11T03:21:54.973-05:00Comments on The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong: 70 Years of "Shanty Boat on the Mississippi"Ricky Riccardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18000638350101809298noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323643089904400443.post-54144166706099433902012-11-07T23:08:56.029-05:002012-11-07T23:08:56.029-05:00I just found a copy of a Louis Armstrong LP that h...I just found a copy of a Louis Armstrong LP that has Shanty Boat on the Mississippi on one side and Baby Won't You Come Home on the other side. I haven't been able to find any reference to this album anywhere else and if I search the Record # Decca 2729, it brings up another record altogether. Any ideas? Is this a find or not?Suze Lewisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323643089904400443.post-4451182261824640182009-06-15T22:40:08.794-04:002009-06-15T22:40:08.794-04:00A day late, it occurs to me that there's also ...A day late, it occurs to me that there's also Louis's own LAZY 'SIPPI STEAMER GOIN' HOME -- recorded by Bobby Hackett on HELLO, LOUIS! and more recently by Scott Robinson and Mark Shane on Scott's JAZZ AMBASSADOR. I wonder if Louis's nostalgia for songs like this dates back to his boyhood (wishing he could be on one of those boats) or if it reflects his pleasure at Michael Steinmanhttp://www.jazzlives.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com