David Swatling attends the auction in New Orleans of a letter written by Louis Armstrong, quotes from it and then goes on to present Louis’ early life in the city. He talks to New Orleans’ music historian Jack Stewart, Tad Jones (1952-2007) of the Tulane University oral history project, and includes archive material from the documentary “Satchmo” and, of course, a lot of music.
Producer: David Swatling
Broadcast: July 29, 2001