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TONIGHT, Q&A WITH TERRY TEACHOUT. HE TALKS ABOUT HIS NEW BIOGRAPHY ON LOUIS ARMSTRONG. THEN THERE ARE... |
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EIGHT YEARS OLD AND THE FIRST TIME YOU HEARD LOUIS ARMSTRONG, -- NEW ON IT WAS 1964 AND HE WAS ON... |
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I DO NOT KNOW WHAT I WAS DOING. I WAS PLAYING IN THE NEXT ROOM. MY MOTHER SAID TO ME TO COME IN HERE... |
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THERE ARE TWO THINGS THAT ARE CONNECTED TO YOU BUT THE AUDIENCE WILL NOT UNDERSTAND. I WANT TO STAY... |
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ARMSTRONG WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE IN AMERICA TO OWN A TAPE RECORDER. AFTER THEY WERE PUT ON SALE,... |
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THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN ABOUT |
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WHAT LEDGER TO THE POINT THAT YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD DO A |
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HONESTLY, THAT WAS NINE YEARS AGO. IT WAS THE ARMSTRONGS AND MARYSENTINARY. MICHAEL COGGS WHELWELL ASKED... |
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AND I THOUGHT ABOUT IT AND THE NEXT MORNING, I CALLED MY AGENT AND I SAID I THOUGHT I KNEW WHAT THE... |
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I CANNOT EVEN TELL YOU. YOU LOSE COUNT AFTER A WHILE. IT IS LIKE BEING IN THE BRIAR PATCH. I WAS JUST... |
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IS THIS A CASE WHERE THOSE TAPES JUST SIT THERE AND NOBODY PAYS ATTENTION UNTIL SOMEONE |
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EVERYBODY KNEW ABOUT THE TAPES AND EVERYBODY KNEW THAT HE MADE THE TAPES. BUT BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN... |
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WE WILL GET BACK TO A ARMSTRONG -- BACK TO LOUIS ARMSTRONG. THERE IS ANOTHER EVENT IN YOUR LIFE. YOU... |
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I WAS DOING A BIOGRAPHY OF LINCOLN. IT WAS MY FIRST FULL-LENGTH BIOGRAPHY -- OF MENCKEN. HE LEFT BEHIND... |
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I SPENT 10 YEARS WORKING ON THE BOOK. DURING THE MAIN TIME FRIEND THAT I WAS WORKING ON THAT, I WOULD... |
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I FOUND I ENOUGH ON GOOGLED BOOKS TO FIND OUT ABOUT YOUR BOOK. THE " I HAVE IS THAT THE AMERICAN POLITICIAN... |
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HOW MUCH DO THESE FOLKS IN THE CULTURE WORLD IMPACT |
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ARMSTRONG HAD A REAL IMPACT ON POLITICS EVEN THOUGH HE WAS NOT A POLITICAL MAN. HIS IMPACT WAS IN RACE... |
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WE HAVE SOME VIDEOTAPE. BEFORE WE DO THAT, THEY HAVE SOME OF YOUR MATERIAL ON GOOGLE BOOKS. |
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THEY DO NOT HAVE THE FULL BOOK. ALL OF THE BOOKS THAT YOU HAVE WRITTEN, THEY DO NOT HAVE MUCH THERE.... |
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I HAVE SHARPLY MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT IT. THE COPYRIGHT AND COMPENSATION ISSUES ARE VERY SERIOUS I WAS... |
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WHY DID THEY THINK THEY COULD EVER DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND |
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THEY COOPERATED BECAUSE IT WAS TO VERY ADVANTAGED IN TERMS |
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THAT, I DO NOT KNOW. I THINK THAT GOOGLE ASSUMED THAT IF THEY DID THIS ON A SUFFICIENTLY LARGE SCALE... |
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THE REASON I MENTION THAT IS THAT THERE IS A VAST AMOUNT OF MATERIAL. WE DO NOT KNOW THE MAN'S NAME,... |
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I BELIEVE YOU WANT TO EXPRESS A DESIRE TO PLAY BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN, DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS |
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NOW, IT IS UP TO UNCLE SAM. IT GETS A LITTLE ROUGH OVER THERE AND IF IT PLAYS RIGHT, IT WILL BE APPRECIATED. |
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I RECALL THAT YOU SHOUTED PROTOCOL BY SAYING YOU'RE GOING TO LAY A SONG ON FOR PRINCESS MARGARET. |
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THEY LOVE THE MUSIC THAT WE |
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THAT IS THE PUBLIC ARMSTRONG. IT IS IMPORTANT TO SAY THAT THE PUBLIC ARMSTRONG IS A REAL. HE IS NOT... |
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THIS WAS JUST BEFORE HE HAD THE BALL OUT WITH EISENHOWER. HE WAS TALKING TO THE STATE |
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LOOKING AT THAT, THIS SAYS THAT THE TRUMPET PLAYER LOUIS ARMSTRONG SAID LAST NIGHT HE'D GIVEN UP PLANS... |
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I CANNOT SAY WHAT HE REALLY SAID ON THIS TELEVISION SHOW BECAUSE IT IS AN OBSCENITY OF THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE... |
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THIS SAYS, "DADDY, IF AND WHEN YOU DECIDE TO TAKE THOSE LITTLE NEGRO CHILDREN PERSONALLY INTO CENTRAL... |
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AFTER EISENHOWER SENT THE NATIONAL GUARD IN, ARMSTRONG REALIZED THE PRESIDENT HAD DONE THE RIGHT THING,... |
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SOVIET UNION, BUT IN 1960, HE MAKES HIS FIRST OFFICIAL TOUR. HE HAD BEEN PLAYING IN EUROPE IN 1932 AND... |
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WHAT WAS HIS WAY OF TREATING |
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HE DID NOT TALK ABOUT IT MUCH. HE ALWAYS HAD AN INTEGRATED BAND AND SAID WHAT HE WANTED TO SAY ABOUT... |
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LIKE MANY PEOPLE THAT SHAKE HANDS WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE EVERY WEEK, HE HAD TROUBLE REMEMBERING PEOPLE'S... |
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THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF TROUTRUMPET AND YOU CAN SEE IT ON THE MONITOR. EXPLAIN WHAT YOU SEE WHEN YOU... |
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YOU SEE THE ARTIST, THE SERIOUS MAN. WHEN YOU SEE PERFORMANCE PHOTOGRAPHS, HE IS A CLOWN AND PHILLY... |
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BOARD IN NEW ORLEANS, DIED IN QUEENS. |
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THE FIRST WAS A PROSTITUTE, THE SECOND WAS A MUSICIAN. LISTENING TO THE TAPES AND TALKING AT GREAT LENGTH... |
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LET'S LISTEN. (music) WINHEN PRESSED ME TO YOUR HEART AND IN A WORLD APART, A WORLD WHERE ROSES BLOOM,... |
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IT IS A GOOD BLESSING. -- IT IS A MIXED BLESSING. MOST OF THIS IS EITHER OUT COPYRIGHT OR NO ATTEMPT... |
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HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN WITH |
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ONE DAY, SEVEN YEARS AGO, THEY WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE PAPERS CULTURE COVERAGE. HE WANTED ME TO BE DRAWN... |
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KEY IS THE EDITOR OF THE EDITORIAL PAGE WHICH MEANS THAT YOU WORKED AT THE EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT. HOW... |
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I HAVE NOT EVER COME UP WITH A GOOD ANSWER TO THAT. THEY ARE NOT ESPECIALLY INTERESTED IN CULTURE THE... |
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HOW ABOUT THE SELECTION OF |
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WOULD YOU PICK SOMETHING BECAUSE OF YOUR INSTINCTS? WHAT I DO NOT THINK SO. MY DEAL WITH THE JOURNAL... |
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A LOT OF CONSERVATIVES THINK THAT THE WORLD OF COMMUNICATION AND HOLLYWOOD AND BROADWAY AND THE ARTS... |
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I DO NOT THINK THERE IS ANY QUESTION ABOUT THAT. I DO NOT THINK THAT IT IS A SALIENT MATTER. I AM AWARE... |
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THE ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, HOW |
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JUST A SEMESTER. I HAD COME FROM A VERY SMALL TOWN. JUST AS ARMSTRONG DID NOT SET FOOT OUT OF NEW ORLEANS... |
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HOW LONG AT THE KANSAS CITY |
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BECAME THEIR SECOND STRAIGHT CLASSICAL STUDENT. I BECAME THEIR FIRST STRING JAZZ CRITIC. IT WAS TREMENDOUSLY... |
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HOW LONG AT THE "NEW YORK |
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SEVERAL YEARS IT WAS MY -- SEVERAL YEARS. IT WAS MY SECOND TIME I CAME TO NEW YORK. I EDITED THE "HARPER'S... |
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WHAT IS ON YOUR BLOCK AND WHO |
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BLOCK ABOUT ARTS IN NEW YORK CITY. THIS WAS A NATIONAL, AND NORTH CAROLINA. I ALWAYS HAVE A DAILY " WHICH... |
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I WANT TO MENTION A FOOTNOTE. "LOUIS ARMSTRONG A RESTAURANT OWNER IN CONNECTICUT, WE SET OUT HEADED... |
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MY WIFE IS FROM CONNECTICUT AND SHE WAS SHOCKED WHEN I READ THAT QUOTE. SHE SAID THAT THAT COULD NOT... |
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THIS IS A BLACK MAN IN A |
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HE WAS INSULATED FROM THIS EXPERIENCE BECAUSE HE WAS VERY FAMOUS THROUGHOUT THE FIRST PART OF HIS LIFE... |
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THIS IS A SONG THAT REFLECTS SOME OF THIS. (music) IC SKIES OF BLUE AND CLOUDS OF WHITE LIGHT BLESSED... |
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IN YOUR BOOK, YOU SAY THAT WHEN HE DIED IN 1971, HE WAS WORTH $500,000, BUT IT SEEMS THAT A MAN THAT... |
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IT ISN'T. HE SAID THAT HE DID NOT WANT TO DIE RICH. THE NET VALUE OF HIS ESTATE WAS MORE THAN THAT IF... |
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HOW MUCH OF THE ESTATE WAS LEFT BEYOND THE $500,000? WHAT IS THE VALUE OF ALL THAT HE |
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THE ROYALTY STREAM CONTINUES TODAY. IT HAS BEEN ROLLED OVER INTO THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION... |
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BORN IN 1901 AND WENT NORTH |
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NOT MUCH. HE SPENT 1.5 YEARS IN REFORM SCHOOL. THAT IS WHERE HE HAD HIS ONLY FORMAL MUSICAL TRAINING.... |
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HERE IS SOME MORE FROM THAT |
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DO YOU FEEL THAT AMERICAN JAZZ COULD BE AN INSTRUMENT FOR |
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I THINK SO. |
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HOUSE RECEPTION BEEN WHEN YOU |
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A NOTE IS A NOTE IN ANY LANGUAGE. THEY REALLY APPRECIATED. |
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WHAT IMPACT DID HE HAVE ON THE WHOLE JAZZ WORLD AND HOW MUCH OF IT WAS JAZZ AND HOW MUCH OF IT TURNED... |
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IT IS INCALCULABLE. HE IS, WITHOUT QUESTION, THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT FIGURE IN JAZZ IN THE 20TH-CENTURY.... |
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WHAT UP PEOPLE WHO ACCUSED |
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I THINK IT WAS UNDERSTANDABLE. THINK OF HIM AS BEING MORE CONTEMPORARY THAN HE IS. BUT HE WAS BORN IN... |
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WHY WOULD HE DO THAT? |
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IT IS A LOT LIKE THE SUN GOING AFTER THE FATHER. ARMSTRONG WAS THE GREAT FATHER FIGURE OF JAZZ AND DIZZY... |
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HOW OFTEN DO YOU RUN INTO SOMEBODY THAT HAS NOT HEARD OF |
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I HAVE NEVER RUN INTO BOD ANYBODY WHO HAD NEVER HEARD OF LOUIS ARMSTRONG. A CABBIE ASKED ME WHERE I... |
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GO BACK TO YOUR 650 TAPES |
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THEY ARE PHYSICALLY AT QUEENS COLLEGE. NOBODY PLAYS THEM SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO COMPACT... |
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HOW MANY PLACES IN THE COUNTRY OTHER PLACES TO GO TO SEE SOMETHING FROM LOUIS |
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ALL OF THE SIGNIFICANT SITES THAT ARMSTRONG WAS ASSOCIATED WITH IN HIS LIFE WERE TORN DOWN LONG AGO.... |
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IT IS INTERESTING TO HEAR HIM TALK ABOUT ROCK-AND-ROLL AND THE |
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WHEN I WAS A KID THEY WOULD SHOP AND HAVE THE BANJOS. QUITE NATURALLY THOUGHT IT IS BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.... |
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-- WHAT ABOUT THE BEATNIK |
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AT MY AGE, YOU KNOW I LOVE IT. |
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AS A CULTURE CRITIC, PUT THAT IN CONTEXT. RAP MUSIC, WHATEVER, HOW DOES |
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ARMSTRONG IS THE GREAT GRANDPARENT OF IT ALL, AS HE MENTIONS IN THIS CLIP. HE RECOGNIZED IMMEDIATELY... |
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WHAT ABOUT YOUR OPINION |
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I LIKE SOME. |
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I CANNOT SAY I AM PARTICULARLY INTERESTED IN WRAPPRAP. ROCK AND ITS SUCCESSOR MUSIC CONTINUE TO FASCINATE... |
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WHAT IS NEXT FOR YOU? WHAT I AM GOING TO WRITE A BIOGRAPHY OF DUKE ELLINGTON ALONG THE SAME LINES AS... |
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HOW MUCH HAS BEEN WRITTEN |
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THERE IS MORE SOURCE MATERIAL BEEN THERE IS FOR ARMSTRONG. THE MAJOR ARCHIVES ARE IN WASHINGTON AND... |
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WHAT DO YOU THINK HAS CAUSED THIS BOOK TO CATCH ON LIKE IT HAS? I CAN SAY THAT I HAVE READ NOTHING BUT... |
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BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT LOUIS ARMSTRONG. IF YOU CANNOT WRITE A GOOD BOOK ABOUT LOUIS ARMSTRONG, BE A PLUMBER.... |
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ARMSTRONG REMAINS A COMMUNICATIVE CHARACTER. HE HAS NOT LOST HIS CHARM. I THINK THAT PEOPLE THINK THAT... |
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YOU WRITE THE BOOK WHILE |
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YOU DO NOT NORMALLY LISTEN TO A FIRST DRAFT WHILE LISTENING TO MUSIC. THERE WAS ALWAYS ARMSTRONG USED... |
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IF YOU'RE GOING TO BITE A LOUIS ARMSTRONG CD OR DOWNLOAD |
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THE APPENDIX OF MY BOOKS ARE A LIST OF 360 SONGS THAT I TALK ABOUT AT LEAST. YOU CANNOT GET ALL OF THEM... |
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I JUST MADE THE DEAL. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOUR WE WILL |
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THANK YOU, AND LET'S LISTEN |
NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.
