tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323643089904400443.post4503947771651277924..comments2024-02-11T03:21:54.973-05:00Comments on The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong: 80 Years of "Song of the Islands"Ricky Riccardihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18000638350101809298noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323643089904400443.post-14584359023131556852010-06-09T11:22:48.531-04:002010-06-09T11:22:48.531-04:00This must be what the Internet is for! I cannot be...This must be what the Internet is for! I cannot believe how smart your criticism is (compared to the old finger-waggers) on this tune. Plus it is just extraordinary to read your words, then to hear Pops do each of the different versions! This is better than any lecture I ever got at college -- yeah, you're right. (I was going to say it's better than a trip to Hawaii -- and some poor foolsMose Busbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16339796963224994640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7323643089904400443.post-25312535047080461242010-02-02T03:17:40.726-05:002010-02-02T03:17:40.726-05:00Hi Ricky. I've only recently stumbled onto you...Hi Ricky. I've only recently stumbled onto your blog and, man, I am seriously impressed. Your passion really shows! I am ashamed to say that I am 33 years old and am only now discovering the genius that is Louis Armstrong - and I thought I knew a thing or two about music! And what a post to start on - that last version of Song of the Islands nearly brought tears to my eyes.<br /><br />Thanks!Cannonballhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12792133318978662484noreply@blogger.com