Word: armstrongs
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Louis Armstrong is your dish, and you can't stand anything slow, sweet, or classical, then the program at the Fine Arts Theatre this week is not for you. But if you prefer your pre-exam cobwebs lulled and soothed away instead of blared and swung away, you'll find a pleasant two hours of relaxation in store for you there...
holding down the number four position after spending most of last season on the Jayvee crew. Two other remaining veterans in the Orange and Black crew are Grant Armstrong and Brooke Stoddard. Cox Bill Hopkins, Tom McMillan, Bill Coors, Haaxhurst and Kinney complete the roster of a boat composed entirely of Seniors and Juniors...
...Negro Boxer Henry Armstrong, whose contract is owned by Cinemactor Al Jolson: his ten-round bout against Aldo Spoldi, lightweight champion of Italy, by decision; in Manhattan...
...Ring Cros-by-you know I worked with him in 'Pennies From Heaven'--why I've known Ring for so long, I've watched him grow. He's almost like one of my boys and he can swing too, though they never give him much of a chance. Armstrong almost blushed when complimented on his loss of weight. "Yeah I guess the Hollywood diet must have got me. Why, when I was in Boston a year ago I had a brown suit that was tight like a drum. But I don't seem to be able to do much about...
...Armstrong is no jealous genius, for although practically all the top swingers of today recognize him as their leading tutor, he had nothing but praise for his tutees. He talked long about the various hot artists playing here and there. Sad and sentimental over the death of his friend, the immortal Bix Beiderbecke. Louis waxed enthusiastic about Benny Goodman. He admires him not only as a clarinet player but as a white band leader who has had the courage to hire Negro artists such as the pianist Teddy Wilson and the vibraphonist Lionel Hampton, who are to be heard...