Louis Armstrong scats through “Hello, Dolly!” on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1967! 🎥: Johnny Carson | Louis Armstrong

BIRTHDAY ON THIS DAY Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist who is among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and different eras in the history of jazz. Louis Armstrong, Johnny Cash Perform Jimmie Rodgers's " Blue Yodel No. 9 " (The Johnny Cash Show ) October 28, 1970, from Music City USA, Nashville, Tennessee. #rockabillyitalia | Rockabilly Italia

Nine decades ago on July 16, Country Music Hall of Fame member Jimmie Rodgers recorded “Blue Yodel No. 9 (Standin' on the Corner)” with jazz legend Louis Armstrong. Forty years later, in October of 1970, Country Music Hall of Fame member Johnny Cash sought to "recreate" the session with Armstrong on ABC’s "The Johnny Cash Show." "I'll try to sing Jimmie Rodgers's lyrics . . . and you wail like you did on the record," Cash said. "We'll see. Let's give it to them in black and white," Armstrong res