Hey, Louis Armstrong identifies himself as "Lewis" on the opening of "Hello, Dolly." That was the way he wanted it. Ricky Riccardi, who knows more than you or I ever will about Armstrong, says that Pops actually preferred "Lewis" to "Louie" but it really didn't bother him either way. I can't speak for the French monarch, but Ricky is absolutely definitive when it comes to Pops. Thank you for reading!
Billy is a nickname for William, Johnny a nickname for John, etc. So it sounds like Louis is a nickname for Lewis, but it isn't true in this case. There is nothing disrespectful about Louis. It was very late in his life that Louis started calling himself Lewis and I think he was mislead by people who didn't know what they were talking about.
King Louis XIV and Louis Armstrong were called "lewee" their whole lives. Neither was ever, or should ever, be called Lewis. Who started this ignorant nonsense and why?
Hey, Louis Armstrong identifies himself as "Lewis" on the opening of "Hello, Dolly." That was the way he wanted it. Ricky Riccardi, who knows more than you or I ever will about Armstrong, says that Pops actually preferred "Lewis" to "Louie" but it really didn't bother him either way. I can't speak for the French monarch, but Ricky is absolutely definitive when it comes to Pops. Thank you for reading!
Billy is a nickname for William, Johnny a nickname for John, etc. So it sounds like Louis is a nickname for Lewis, but it isn't true in this case. There is nothing disrespectful about Louis. It was very late in his life that Louis started calling himself Lewis and I think he was mislead by people who didn't know what they were talking about.
King Louis XIV and Louis Armstrong were called "lewee" their whole lives. Neither was ever, or should ever, be called Lewis. Who started this ignorant nonsense and why?