LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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1967
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1962
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1966
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Detailed explanation-1: -“What A Wonderful World, ” with words and music by George David Weiss and Bob Thiele, was recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1967 for ABC Records.
Detailed explanation-2: -By the time he recorded “What A Wonderful World, ” he was 66 years old and near the end of his career; he died in 1971 of heart failure at 69. One of the most optimistic and uplifting songs ever conceived, “What A Wonderful World” was written by Bob Thiele and George Weiss.
Detailed explanation-3: -The original plan in 1967 was for the gravel-voiced, quirky jazz legend Armstrong to release the song as a piece that might quell some of the racial and political unrest in America, given its optimism and celebration of life.
Detailed explanation-4: -He made his first recordings with Oliver on April 5, 1923; that day, he earned his first recorded solo on “Chimes Blues."