[78-L] Willard Robison - Carson Robison - Paul Robeson

[Glenn Longwell]

I often wonder this myself.  So I'd say it was both, perhaps depended on the situation.  What he says in a song might not be what he normally used in general conversation.  

Listen to the Jazz Profiles series on NPR and you'll hear both ways of saying it.  I think it's mostly "Loo-ee."  Nancy Wilson throughout only says Loo-ee, that I recall.  Some of the others refer to him as Louis.  I haven't listened to the series in a while - there's three of them.  Perhaps there's a clue in there with him talking.

Glenn


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 From: Cary Ginell <soundthink at live.com>
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He says "This is Louissssss" on "Hello, Dolly," if that means anything.

Cary Ginell


On Sep 24, 2013, at 1:38 PM, Don Cox <doncox at ENTERPRISE.NET> wrote:

> On 24/09/2013, Mark Bardenwerper wrote:
> 
>> On 9/23/2013 9:41 PM, David Lennick wrote:
>>> I've always heard Willard ROH-buh-suhn.
>>> 
>>> 
>> Danger danger!
>> 
>> (couldn't help myself)
>> 
> While we are on pronunciation, is there a recording of Louis Armstrong
> speaking his own name ?
> 
> Opinion seems equally divided between Lewis and Loo-ee.
> 
> I expect this has been discussed before, but I am still confused.
> 
> Regards
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> Don Cox
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