Listen to Louis Armstrong Recite “’Twas The Night Before Christmas”
On and off since later 1950,Louis Armstronghad been documenting his aliveness throughtape recordings . He ’d record conversations , interviews , personal story , and other spoken sound . He ’d also often play a vinyl record — of his own music or someone else’s — and tape - record that , sometimes introducing each song as he went . So in 1969 , when Armstrong was convalescing at home in Queens , New York , after a infirmary stay , he pay the downtime to his hobby ....