Louis Armstrong's hit single from 1967. This version includes the little heard spoken introduction in which Louis explains why he is singing a song with such optimistic lyrics even though war and pollution exist in the world. Appropriate for the man who once explained his stage presence as "I'm there in the cause of happiness". Armstrong is a THC favorite and this is his 15th post with the Armstrong tag.
The composers were Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. Thiele produced recording for many jazz artists such as John Coltrane, Charles Mingus, Dizzy Gillespie and Sonny Rollins. Weiss was an arranger for several of the big bands during the 40s and 50s, composed Lullaby of Birdland which became a standard for Ella Fitzgerald, and wrote the English language lyrics for The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
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