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To stay off the stage. Armstrong couldnt do it. [band playing the saints go marching in] narrator in july of 1970, george wein staged a celebration at newport for armstrongs 70th birthday. Many of the musicians with whom he had played over the years had come back to be with him. Wein he was ill for a couple of years, and. And he was quite frail. The doctor didnt want him to play, but he allowed him to come to newport. Its this. Reenergizing when the opportunity for him to do what he wanted to do and to know that he was out there reaching people. And he put everything he had into that evening. Narrator wein wanted to save armstrongs strength, and suggested he simply walk onstage unannounced, rather than sing his theme song. Armstrong, weak as he was, wouldnt hear of it. Giddins it was very important for an entertainer to have a theme song, because only the really great ones had songs that instantly meant them. So Louis Armstrong h ....
Tonight, i am suspending my campaign. The end of the line for jeb bush as he pulls out of the republican president ial race. The syrian city of homs has been hit by a double car bombing. At least 46 people were killed and more than 100 others injured in one of the deadliest attacks to date in the government held city. The car bombs targeted the area of the city home to maintenance of president assads sect. Hours later, a southern suburb of damascus was hit by a number of explosions, killing at least 30 people and injuring dozens. The attacks came as Government Forces captured 31 villages in aleppo in the north from the socalled Islamic State of iraq and the levant. U. S. Secretary of state john kerry said he has reached a provisional agreement with russia object terms of a ceasefire in syria. We have more from the Turkish ....
Missing in my life she incorporated folk music in her songs i bring disparate elements together and realising common ground. I think it is important to do that musically and i think it is important for us to do that in the world she left jackson more than 30 years ago but says the delta is an important part of who she is there is a certain creative that you drop as a result of all of the pressure that there is in being and living here she comes from the linage of billy ho already beening liday. She pay holliday. She has a touch of her own in her music. I caught up with her at jennys supper club. So good to see you. Thank you so much we should share with the audience that we have a connection, same home town, a lot of same friends yes and im a huge fan thank you lets talk about home. What kind of musical influences did you have growing up . So many. The home was filled with instruments because my father was a musician and he had a huge jazz collection. So i listened to mile davis to han ....
We will see whats taking off at the Singapore Air show. Officials from russia, the u. S. And other countries are meeting in geneva to discuss how a ceasefire might be implemented in syria. Military experts and diplomats are to sdes the practicalities of a pause in fighting in line with last weeks agreement in munich. Russia has reacted to comments from syrian president Bashar Alassad that his army will continue fighting until all rebels are defeated. The difficult situation could arise if Bashar Alassad does not follow the russian lead. The u. N. Is planning humanitarian air drops to the besieged syrian city of der azzor. People are in desperate need of food and medicine reporter convoys of badly needed food and medicine began rolling into five cities. Officials say there will be deliveries by road to others soon. Grounds ....
Missing in my life she incorporated folk music in her songs i bring disparate elements together and realising common ground. I think it is important to do that musically and i think it is important for us to do that in the world she left jackson more than 30 years ago but says the delta is an important part of who she is there is a certain creative that you drop as a result of all of the pressure that there is in being and living here she comes from the linage of billy ho already beening liday. She pay holliday. She has a touch of her own in her music. I caught up with her at jennys supper club. So good to see you. Thank you so much we should share with the audience that we have a connection, same home town, a lot of same friends yes and im a huge fan thank you lets talk about home. What kind of musical influences did you have growing up . So many. The home was filled with instruments because my father was a musician and he had a huge jazz collection. So i listened to mile davis to han ....