Merry Christmas from the Louis Armstrong House Museum! Here’s one of Louis and Lucille’s original holiday cards (check out those trumpet “L’s,” the treble clef “&,” and the eighth-note “A”). Have a Cool Yule!
This striking photo Louis appeared on the cover of the Chilean magazine “Ercilla” on this date in 1957. The headline translates to “Armstrong will die with the trumpet.”
It is often claimed that 'Wheatfield with Crows' was Van Gogh’s last work. The menacing sky, the crows and the dead-end path are said to refer to the end of his life approaching. But that is just a persistent myth. In fact, he made several other works after this one. 🌻
Haydn's puberty-broken voice was described by Habsburg Empress Maria Theresa: "That boy doesn't sing, he crows!"
Haydn cut off one of the pigtails of a singer (choir boys then wore their hair in pigtails), and his punishment was to be expelled from the choir and the school.
Ever since it was first introduced in 1963 the Epiphone Embassy Bass has been a player favorite, and is back and better than ever! Which finish is your favorite? #epiphone#foreverystage
When it came to food, Vincent usually didn’t take good care of himself. He often ate out in the evening. And when he was really busy, he just drank lots of coffee and ate dry bread. And sometimes, if he was absorbed in his work, he forgot to eat anything at all.