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  • From: tom poe <tompoe AT amihost.com>
  • To: Fred Dabney <fdabney AT nmsu.edu>
  • Cc: BLUES-L <BLUES-L AT LISTS.NETSPACE.ORG>, Community Studios <community_studios AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Community_studios] Re: a moral
  • Date: 07 Aug 2004 18:10:29 -0700

Thank you! Makes the day a little brighter.
Tom
On Sat, 2004-08-07 at 16:51, Fred Dabney wrote:
> A lot of people here know of Louis Armstrong in various guises, and
> it's rather like the tale of the three blind men and the elephant, no two
> will have the same image.
>
> But here's a few words of his to ponder, as almost every musician
> at least understands they owe a debt to Louis that can never be
> repaid.
>
> Louis Armstrong thought of himself as an entertainer very much in the
> mainstream of "show business." He wrote, "I never tried to prove nothing,
> just always wanted to give a good show. My life has been my music; it's
> always come first, but the music ain't worth nothing if you can't lay it on
> the public. The main thing is to live for that audience, 'cause what you're
> there for is to please the people."
>
> So the next time you're tempted to agonize about "being an artist"
> with a higher calling, think on these words.
>
> Fred D.
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