#6 'St. James Infirmary Blues' by Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five (1929)

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"Finally, an artist I am familiar with! Depressing song but there's no denying Louis Armstrong's talent! I love the trumpet on this track. Fantastic. Yeah, I liked this one!" - LC

Written by: Uncredited.
Producer: Don Redman.

Label: Okeh.

FACTS

•  In the 1920s, Louis Armstrong was the most innovative figure in jazz.
• He was a musical revolutionary; a trumpeteer who branched out from playing with a band to become the first great improvising soloist in history.
• The song tells of a man who visits the hospital to find his girlfriend dead.
• The 'Hot Five' were in fact seven people who played piano, trombone, two clarinets, saxophone, banjo and drums.

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