What a Wonderful World
August 16 will mark the 50th anniversary of Louis Armstrong recording “What a Wonderful World,” which became his best-loved song. The Louis Armstrong House Museum will have an exhibit that will run through October celebrating “50 Years of ‘What a Wonderful World.’” The exhibit includes photos of Louis at the original session, his vocal part of the Tommy Goodman arrangement, a photo of Louis and producer/co-composer Bob Thiele, newspaper articles, magazine covers and much more, including the song’s resurgence after being featured in the 1986 film, Good Morning, Vietnam.
The song meant a great deal to Louis, and he talks here about how every time he sang the song, he thought about his neighborhood in Corona, Queens:
“There’s so much in ‘Wonderful World’ that brings me back to my neighborhood where I live in Corona, New York. Lucille and I, ever since we’re married, we’ve been right there in that block. Everybody keeps their little homes up like we do, and it’s just like one big family. I saw three generations come up on that block. And they’re all with their children, grandchildren, they come back to see Uncle Satchmo and
