I would have never guessed, but Louis Armstrong was a guest on the Johnny Cash Show. This and the story about Satchmo and Jimmie Rogers show how diverse musical tastes these men had and once again that music is a great connector. This is from episode 38, Oct., 28, 1970 and must be one of Satchmo’s last performances. He was such a great performer right to the end and the Nashville audience and Johnny just loved him. Louis Armstrong cracks everybody up at the start of the song: Let’s give it to ‘em in black and white. THIS AND OTHER GREAT PERFORMANCES ARE NOW AVAILABLE ON A 2-DVD-SET “BEST OF THE JOHNNY CASH TV SHOW”. HIGHLY RECOMMENDABLE!!!
Awesome.
Holy crap; listen to that applause!
Can’t go wrong here,
wenn ich louis sehe hab ich sofort gute laune. man muss sofort lächeln
I am sure Louis was unbelievable as a human. He as an amazing musician. Johnny Cash was an unbelievable soul. He was the nicest, most caring, and charismatic musician, human, I have ever met. RIP to both fine, bright lights in this video!!
two legends in one place
awesome!!!
Fantastic! Bravo!
i really liked to be there
@troglodytic yes i agree
louie armstrong made johnny cash laugh…….if only he could’ve done it when johnny was older…
We’ll give it to him in ‘black and white’. Haha, you gotta love his humor.
What a sound! I can only imagine what he sounded like live.
“You can’t play nothing on modern trumpet that doesn’t come from him, not even modern shit. I can’t even remember a time when he sounded bad playing the trumpet. Never. Not even one time. He had great feeling up in his playing and he always played on the beat. I just loved the way he played and sang. ” – Miles Davis about Armstrong
Every phrase Satchmo puts out there hits the mark! And the man is not afraid to entertain!
I would like a bronze bust of Louis Armstrong. His classic grin is unforgettable.
@TheGuitarman37 Totally agree with you.
And Louis was very thin and ailing at this point in his life,…but still the musician who defined American Music.
Sweetest horn sound in history. Louis’s sound was unmistakable.
@KevinRock1996 and i think you should lighten up. ;]
removing the stick from your ass can possibly help a little bit. Jus’ sayin’.
@kyotaru I think they were both pretty fucking cool
i think johnny is one of the coolest guys ever~
Before I even knew this existed, I hoped it did. Found it today, and had to stop all I was doing, sit back, and just listen to it in the background just like the radio audience of the day. Fantastic. thanks
Loved Louis’s solo. You don’t need to play a lot of notes – if you play the RIGHT notes!
I love these two guys. Probably the two best men in my music book.