Ricky Riccardi

And at first, Davis did not give Armstrong the time of day because he knew kids from Armstrong's neighborhood were nothing but trouble. But he saw that Lewis was always hanging around the band room and eventually started him on the tambourine and the drum and the horn, the bugle, and finally the cornet.

And at first, Davis did not give Armstrong the time of day because he knew kids from Armstrong's neighborhood were nothing but trouble. But he saw that Lewis was always hanging around the band room and eventually started him on the tambourine and the drum and the horn, the bugle, and finally the cornet.

And at first, Davis did not give Armstrong the time of day because he knew kids from Armstrong's neighborhood were nothing but trouble. But he saw that Lewis was always hanging around the band room and eventually started him on the tambourine and the drum and the horn, the bugle, and finally the cornet.

And so on New Year's Eve, when Armstrong was arrested, the newspapers, you know, they referred to him as, As Louis Armstrong, old offender. That was his reputation at the age of 12. But then on Decoration Day, the Waves Home Band did a parade through Armstrong's neighborhood and the newspapers covered that. And all of a sudden it was Louis Armstrong, old offender. leader.

And so on New Year's Eve, when Armstrong was arrested, the newspapers, you know, they referred to him as, As Louis Armstrong, old offender. That was his reputation at the age of 12. But then on Decoration Day, the Waves Home Band did a parade through Armstrong's neighborhood and the newspapers covered that. And all of a sudden it was Louis Armstrong, old offender. leader.

And so on New Year's Eve, when Armstrong was arrested, the newspapers, you know, they referred to him as, As Louis Armstrong, old offender. That was his reputation at the age of 12. But then on Decoration Day, the Waves Home Band did a parade through Armstrong's neighborhood and the newspapers covered that. And all of a sudden it was Louis Armstrong, old offender. leader.

And so the Waves Home made him into a musician. It really showed him this is your way out if you take this seriously. And he did. And even though they had this incredible music program, I followed the stories of some of the other kids there and who ended up, you know, shot in the head at the age of 17, who ended up in Sing Sing, who ended up, you know, a well-known pickpocket.

And so the Waves Home made him into a musician. It really showed him this is your way out if you take this seriously. And he did. And even though they had this incredible music program, I followed the stories of some of the other kids there and who ended up, you know, shot in the head at the age of 17, who ended up in Sing Sing, who ended up, you know, a well-known pickpocket.

And so the Waves Home made him into a musician. It really showed him this is your way out if you take this seriously. And he did. And even though they had this incredible music program, I followed the stories of some of the other kids there and who ended up, you know, shot in the head at the age of 17, who ended up in Sing Sing, who ended up, you know, a well-known pickpocket.

And so he could have made any wrong choice at any time. And have been one of those kids. He could have been gunned down. He could have been arrested. He could, you know, the whole sound of the 20th century could have changed. And we're just lucky that he had some angel on his shoulder or something that kind of helped him through. And we're all the beneficiaries.

And so he could have made any wrong choice at any time. And have been one of those kids. He could have been gunned down. He could have been arrested. He could, you know, the whole sound of the 20th century could have changed. And we're just lucky that he had some angel on his shoulder or something that kind of helped him through. And we're all the beneficiaries.

And so he could have made any wrong choice at any time. And have been one of those kids. He could have been gunned down. He could have been arrested. He could, you know, the whole sound of the 20th century could have changed. And we're just lucky that he had some angel on his shoulder or something that kind of helped him through. And we're all the beneficiaries.

Well, the amazing thing for me is Cornette Chop Suey was the next song recorded after heebie-jeebies. So I always like to make the point that You know, you can name a million great vocalists and a million great instrumentalists and Armstrong's the only person who totally changed the way people sang and he totally changed the way people soloed and played music on their instruments.

Well, the amazing thing for me is Cornette Chop Suey was the next song recorded after heebie-jeebies. So I always like to make the point that You know, you can name a million great vocalists and a million great instrumentalists and Armstrong's the only person who totally changed the way people sang and he totally changed the way people soloed and played music on their instruments.

Well, the amazing thing for me is Cornette Chop Suey was the next song recorded after heebie-jeebies. So I always like to make the point that You know, you can name a million great vocalists and a million great instrumentalists and Armstrong's the only person who totally changed the way people sang and he totally changed the way people soloed and played music on their instruments.

And he really does it. on one day, February 26, 1926. But Cornet Chop Suey was kind of his coming out party to show all the tools in his toolbox of what he could do with his cornet. And so it opens with his dazzling, unaccompanied introduction, just letting everybody know, I'm here, I'm the leader. And then the melody, I was just talking to the great multi-instrumentalist Scott Robinson.

And he really does it. on one day, February 26, 1926. But Cornet Chop Suey was kind of his coming out party to show all the tools in his toolbox of what he could do with his cornet. And so it opens with his dazzling, unaccompanied introduction, just letting everybody know, I'm here, I'm the leader. And then the melody, I was just talking to the great multi-instrumentalist Scott Robinson.

And he really does it. on one day, February 26, 1926. But Cornet Chop Suey was kind of his coming out party to show all the tools in his toolbox of what he could do with his cornet. And so it opens with his dazzling, unaccompanied introduction, just letting everybody know, I'm here, I'm the leader. And then the melody, I was just talking to the great multi-instrumentalist Scott Robinson.

We were saying, you can play that melody tonight in the 21st century, and it sounds fresh, it sounds modern. And so that was a melody that he had written two years earlier, But the main part was this stop time solo. And I think trumpet players and trombonists and guitarists and piano players, they all heard that. And they said, wow, that's how you tell a story.

We were saying, you can play that melody tonight in the 21st century, and it sounds fresh, it sounds modern. And so that was a melody that he had written two years earlier, But the main part was this stop time solo. And I think trumpet players and trombonists and guitarists and piano players, they all heard that. And they said, wow, that's how you tell a story.