[78-L] From one Louie about another

[Cary Ginell]

^ He preferred that his name be pronounced Louie. "It's like Louis Armstrong - he spelled his name Louis, but he liked it to be said as Louie", recalls Louie Bellson [1]. Armstrong was registered as "Lewie" for the 1920 U.S. Census. On various live records he's called "Louie" on stage, such as on the 1952 "Can Anyone Explain?" from the live album In Scandinavia vol.1. It should also be noted that "Lewie" is the French pronunciation of "Louis" and is commonly used in Louisiana. 

Cary Ginell.

> Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2009 10:49:45 -0500
> From: dlennick at sympatico.ca
> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> Subject: Re: [78-L] POPS - Lou-eeee or lou-esss ?
> 
> But what of the over-emphasized "Lou-ISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS" on Hello 
> Dolly?
> 
> dl
> 
> Cary Ginell wrote:
> > I think that Wynton Marsalis started this Lew-iss thing in order to defray the prevailing notion that Armstrong was merely a minstrel entertainer employed to serve whites. In other words, "Louie" was his slave name. "Louis" was more respectable. I don't think Armstrong gave a whit either way.
> > 
> > Cary Ginell
> > 
> >> From: steveramm78l at hotmail.com
> >> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> >> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 23:25:26 -0500
> >> Subject: Re: [78-L] POPS - Lou-eeee or lou-esss ?
> >>
> >>
> >> You might be right about DAn, Jeff, but Vince Pelote at IJS always calles him Louis when he's around me.
> >>
> >>
> >>  
> >>> Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2009 16:52:37 -0500
> >>> From: jeffsultanof at gmail.com
> >>> To: 78-l at klickitat.78online.com
> >>> Subject: Re: [78-L] Terry Teachout on POPS
> >>>
> >>> I specifically remember Dan Morgenstern, a great friend of Louis, saying
> >>> that Armstrong preferred "Louie."
> >>>
> >>> Jeff Sultanof
> >>>
> >>> 		 	   	
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