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Michel (@michelj) |
Hello Dolly! is a jazz album by Louis Armstrong and His All Stars, which at the time included Joe Darensbourg, Billy Kyle, Big Chief Russell Moore, Arvell Shaw, Danny Barcelona and Trummy Young... The tracks were mostly recorded on December 3, 1963, and April 18, 1964, in New York City... It was released by Kapp Records in 1964 and became Armstrong's most commercially successful album... "Hello, Dolly!" is the title song of the popular musical of the same name, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman... A recording by Louis Armstrong released in 1964 was a widely popular success, winning the Song of the Year and Male Vocal Performance awards at the 7th Annual Grammy Awards... Armstrong's rendition was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2001... "Hello Dolly!" became the most successful single of Armstrong's career, followed by a Gold-selling album of the same name... The song also spent nine weeks atop the adult contemporary chart shortly after the opening of the musical... The song also made Armstrong the oldest artist ever to reach No. 1 on the Hot 100 since its introduction in 1958... "Hello, Dolly!" won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1965, and Armstrong received a Grammy for Best Vocal Performance, Male...

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Mark Foote:
markstunes Hi Michel... I know you said no comments but I wanted to share my enjoyable listen today. Remembering this classic as a kid and you sounded terrific my friend!!!
Sep 10th 2025, 8:12 am Report
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Michel:
@markstunes Thank you very much for your great words in your comment... Truly appreciated...
Sep 10th 2025, 11:41 pm Report
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