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Track: Mack the Knife
Artist: Louis Armstrong
Album: The Great American Songbook

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Name: Louis Armstrong
Spotify Genres: jazz, swing music, vocal jazz, big band
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American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, singer and bandleader, nicknamed "Satchmo" or "Pops". Along with [a=Fletcher Henderson] he was the instigator of the second wave of jazz, Swing. Inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame in 1990 (Early Influence). [b]For his writing credits, do not use those of his wife [a=Lil Hardin-Armstrong] ("Struttin' With Some Barbecue", "Bad Boy", "Just For A Thrill", "Perdido Street Blues", "The King Of The Zulu's" among others)[/b] Born 4 August 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA (often also noted as 4 July 1900, based on erroneous information from Armstrong himself). Died 6 July 1971 in New York City, New York, USA. Winner of 1 Grammy Award: - Best Vocal Performance, Male for [Link]

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Release: Louis Armstrong U. S. All-Stars* - Mack The Knife
Year: 1955
Genres: Jazz, Blues

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Oh, the shark, has pretty teeth, dear....and he shows them pearly whiteJust a jackknife has MacHeath, babe.....and he keeps it, out of sightWhen that shark bites with his teeth, dear....scarlet billows start to spreadJust a gloved hand, has MacHeath, babe..and he never shows a single drop of redOn the sidewalk...Sunday morning, commin' down...lies a body oozin' lifeSomeone's sneakin' 'round the corner...could that someone be Mack the Knife?(instrumental break)There's a tugboat....down by the river.....with a cement bag, hangin' downOh, the cement's just for weight, dear...five'll get ya ten old Macky's back in townOle Louie Miller disappeared, babe...after he withdrew all his cashNow MacHeath spends like a sailor...could it be our boy's...done somethin' rash?There's Jenny Diver, and Sukey Tawdry..Miss Lotte Lenya, and ole Lucy BrownOh, the line forms on the right, babe.....now that Macky's back in townI said that line forms on the right, babe.....now that Macky's back in town.