‘What A Wonderful World’: Louis Armstrong’s Iconic Life-Affirming Ballad

Udiscovermusic ^ | May 5, 2023 | Charles Waring

[nickcarraway]

I thought Eva Cassidy died long before 2012?

[zeugma]

This is a touching ballad, but if you think this is what makes him great, you are missing out.

Truth.

The amazing thing to me about Armstrong's vocals going all the way back to the 40s IMO, is that his style was so absolutely different from everyone else. Someone like him would never make it today. The world is a poorer place because of that.

[Fiji Hill]

I thought Eva Cassidy died long before 2012?

Yes. She died in 1996. The correct release date for "Over the Rainbow" is 1992.

[Fiji Hill]

This is another version of "Over the Rainbow" that I like. It features the verse, which is almost never performed.

Over the Rainbow--Vera Lynn (1940)

Speaking of rainbows...

It Always Rains Before the Rainbow--Vera Lynn (1941)

[Ignatz]

I discovered Eva Cassidy on YouTube a few months ago.
Her version of “Over the Rainbow” is indeed a treasure!

Sad she had to leave us so young.