In June 2019, one of my favorite artist left for farther musical fields…
Playing For Change | Song Around The World
This version of the New Orleans classic and Mardi Gras favorite, « Iko Iko » features Dr. John (1941 – 2019) in one of his last known recordings, along with the Grateful Dead’s Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart, New Orleans’ luminaries Ivan Neville, Donald Harrison, and George Porter, Jr., and more.
Gris Gris and more…
From « The Last Waltz » (1978)
« He created a unique blend of music which carried his home town, New Orleans, at its heart, as it was always in his heart. »
On March 19, 1918, Louis married Daisy Parker from Gretna, Louisiana. They adopted a 3-year-old boy, Clarence Armstrong, whose mother, Louis’s cousin Flora, died soon after giving birth. Clarence Armstrong was mentally disabled (the result of a head injury at an early age) and Louis would spend the rest of his life taking care of him. Louis’s marriage to Parker failed quickly and they separated. She died shortly after the divorce.
[…] Armstrong, la vie, quelle histoire C’est pas très marrant Qu’on l’écrive blanc sur noir Ou bien noir sur blanc On voit surtout du rouge, du rouge Sang, sang, sans trêve ni repos Qu’on soit, ma foi Noir ou blanc de peau Armstrong, un jour, tôt ou tard On n’est que des os Est-ce que les tiens seront noirs ? Ce serait rigolo Allez Louis, alléluia Au-delà de nos oripeaux Noir et blanc sont ressemblants Comme deux gouttes d’eau
