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Nigel Kennedy

Chooses the song Black and Blue, composed by Fats Waller and performed by Louis Armstrong

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Violinist
Studied at Yehudi Menhin School of Music. Sold 2 million copies of Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Soloist in ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Proms 2013.

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 Andy Razaf and performed by Louis Armstrong. Presented by John Wilson.

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Louis Armstrong on his great hero, the trumpeter Joe "King" Oliver. Introduced by Humphrey Carpenter.

From Radio 4's Great Lives 12 Jul 2002 

Ken Clarke on Fats Waller

Politician and jazz enthusiast Ken Clarke on the key facts about Fats Waller's life

From Ken Clarke's Jazz Greats 17 Mar 2009 on Radio 4

Satchmo

Michael Parkinson on the origins of Louis Armstrong's nickname, Satchmo.

From Radio 2's Louis Armstrong Behind the Music 3 Aug 2011 

Civil Rights

Michael Parkinson on Armstrong's role in the American Civil Rights movement.

From Radio 2's Louis Armstrong Behind the Music 3 Aug 2011 

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