1954 Louis Armstrong - Skokiaan (Parts 1 & 2)

Here is Sy Oliver’s exciting arrangement of the popular African tune with an instrumental Side One and the Armstrong vocal of Tom Glazer’s lyrics on Side Two. The most popular 1954 U.S. releases of “Skokiaan” by Ralph Marterie, The Four Lads, and the Bulawayo Sweet Rhythms Band are also available on the78prof channel. Transferred from 78rpm Decca 29256 (corresponding 45 label image shown above) - Skokiaan (South African Song) (Part I & Part II) (August Msarurgwa-Tom Glazer) by Louis Armstrong, with orchestra directed by Sy Oliver . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The three* MusicProf channels are home to The HITS ARCHIVES, YouTube’s most comprehensive collection of U.S. ‘popular music’ recordings from 1925 thru 1975. Discover thousands of original hit versions, conveniently arranged in year-by-year playlists and sorted alphabetically in your choice of either song title or artist name. Simply visit this channel’s home page (here:    / @the78prof72   ), scroll down the rows of playlist categories, choose a favorite year, click on “view full playlist,” and then pick out the songs that you want to hear. Enjoy the music! The78Prof The45Prof AnotherProf