Nigel Kennedy
Chooses the song Black and Blue, composed by Fats Waller and performed by Louis Armstrong
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Studied at Yehudi Menhin School of Music. Sold 2 million copies of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Soloist in Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Proms 2013.
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Black and Blue by Fats Waller / Louis Armstrong
Nigel Kennedy chooses the song Black and Blue, a 1929 jazz standard written by Fats Waller with lyricist AndyΒ RazafΒ and performed by Louis Armstrong. Presented by John Wilson.
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Satchmo
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From Radio 2's Louis Armstrong Behind the Music 3 Aug 2011Β
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Michael Parkinson on Armstrong's role in the American Civil Rights movement.
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