SANTA MONICA, Calif.
,
Jan. 22, 2023
/PRNewswire/ — After surpassing one billion whole views throughout all channels (together with YouTube, Apple Music and Fb) late final yr, the archives of
The Ed Sullivan Present
have opened once more to share uncommon classic performances by
Louis Armstrong
. As pricey associates who traveled collectively, had been each born in the identical yr (1901), and had an incredible mutual respect, it’s believed that
Ed Sullivan
himself lent these clips to
Louis Armstrong
and Common Music Enterprises. By SOFA Leisure’s relationship with the Louis Armstrong Home Museum (LAHM) and The Louis Armstrong Academic Basis (LAEF), we at the moment are capable of carry these clips to mild for the primary time in a number of many years.
These clips had been by no means proven because the authentic broadcasts and seize Satchmo at his effusive greatest, one in all which reveals the jazz maestro and opera star
Robert Merrill
performing a Medley (”
Vesti la
giubba” and “Honeysuckle Rose”
) on the episode that aired on
April 17, 1955
. One other new clip that was initially broadcast on CBS Community on Might 15, 1955, options Armstrong alongside
Gary Crosby
delivering a efficiency of “Struttin With Some Barbecue.” Initially composed as an instrumental piece in 1927 by
Lil Hardin Armstrong
, lyrics had been added by
Don Raye
in 1941. The episode that featured the latter clip additionally featured
Sammy Davis Jr.
and Señor Wences and each clips see this Twentieth-century icon acting on his trumpet with excellent expertise.
In
November 2022
, greater than 50 years after his passing, the legendary Armstrong was again on the charts with the discharge of his first-ever Christmas album,
Louis Needs You A Cool Xmas
(
Verve/UMe
). The gathering debuted within the
Prime 10
throughout a number of
Billboard
charts, together with
Prime Vacation Albums
the place it bowed at
No. 9
and launches within the
Prime 10
on
Jazz Albums (No. 4)
,
Conventional Jazz Albums (No. 4)
,
Prime Album Gross sales (No. 7)
,
Prime Present Album Gross sales (No. 6)
and
Vinyl Albums (No. 7)
. It debuted at
No. 122
on the
Billboard 200
, turning into Armstrong’s highest charting album since
Hiya Dolly
spent six weeks at No. 1 in 1964.
By the ’50s, Armstrong was already well known for his lifetime contribution to music, having entered the
Down Beat
Jazz Corridor
of Fame in 1952. “Satchmo” – as Armstrong was notably referenced – was additionally a significant title on the massive display and had starred as himself within the 1954 Biopic
The Glenn Miller Story
. That very same yr he additionally launched his second autobiography
, Satchmo:
My Life
in
New Orleans
.
All through its historic 23-year primetime run (1948-1971),
The Ed Sullivan Present
introduced us the most well liked performances from world wide and launched rising expertise to America’s residing rooms each Sunday night time. The present featured a few of the earliest or first televised performances of music superstars together with The Band, The Seashore Boys, The Beatles, The Jackson 5, The Mamas and The Papas, The Supremes, and The Rolling Stones.
The long-running selection present expanded its attain exponentially by way of a world digital rights settlement between UMe and SOFA Leisure Inc. with greater than 250 million YouTube views since
June 2020
. Scores of rarities are being made accessible digitally for the first-time together with iconic entertainers and influential figures from nearly each class of cultural relevance, together with music, comedy, sports activities, movie, dance, opera, and Broadway.
New movies are up to date to
The Ed Sullivan Present’s official YouTube channel
and
EdSullivan.com
.
About
The Ed Sullivan Present
The Ed Sullivan Present
is the preferred primetime selection present in American historical past. For almost 1 / 4 century,
Ed Sullivan
hosted the best array of expertise on tv, together with The Beatles, The Rolling Stones,
Elvis Presley
and Motown artists comparable to The Supremes, The Temptations and The Jackson 5. Each Sunday night time at
8pm
on CBS from 1948-1971,
The Ed Sullivan Present
showcased all kinds of popular culture from the worlds of music, comedy, novelty and way more. The library of 1,000 hours contains over 10,000 performances.
About SOFA Leisure
In 1990,
Andrew Solt
based SOFA Leisure Inc. and bought
The Ed Sullivan Present
from the Sullivan household. In 2020 Josh Solt left Google to steer SOFA as CEO of the corporate.
The Ed Sullivan Present
is probably the most revered selection present in American tv historical past. SOFA Leisure is the copyright holder of the unique Ed Sullivan packages and over 150 hours of newly created programming.
About UMe
Common Music Enterprises (UMe) is the world catalog and particular markets division of Common Music Group (UMG). Working carefully in live performance with UMG’s document labels, territories and working corporations, UMe offers a frontline method to catalog administration, an emphasis on strategic advertising initiatives and creating alternatives in new applied sciences.
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