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Tag Archives: Louis Armstrong “Mack the Knife”

MACHEATH’S LADY FRIENDS PART 1

THIS RESEARCH STARTED INNOCENTLY ENOUGH with Louis Armstrong’s “Mack the Knife.” He sings, “Suky Tawdry, Jenny Diver, Lotte Lenya, Sweet Lucy Brown,/ Oh the line forms on the right, dear,/ … Continue reading

November 17, 2025 · Leave a comment

THANKS, MR. AVAKIAN

ANOTHER THING for which I can be thankful is the life so richly lived by George Avakian, who died November 22, 2017, at age 98 in New York City. Over … Continue reading

November 24, 2017 · 2 Comments