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Soundie: Shine (Louis Armstrong)

Ephemeral film · 2 min

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2 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives

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★★★★ · Satchmo! · Spuzz · 2022-10-08

Sort of ridiculous soundie with the oversized shoeshine, and Nicodemus doesn't really add much (I guess he was the dancer? Not much info), the one truly glorious thing is Louis Armstrong here. What a character. Trumpet playing on point, and that amazing voice. Seeing this, I wonder just how much orchestra leading did that man do, or anyone famous with an instrument that had a band. I dunno, just a thought.

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