File:Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five - Once in a While (1927)

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Once in a While Composed by William Butler Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five December 9, 1927, Chicago, IL Columbia 37535 (reissue of original OKeh 8566)

Louis Armstrong - cornet Kid Ory - trombone Johnny Dodds - clarinet Lil Hardin Armstrong - piano Johnny St. Cyr - banjo

At 17, Louis got his first regular job as a musician, playing cornet with a drummer and a pianist from 8 p.m. to dawn in a local honky-tonk. "Night I made my debut, I thought I was somebody," he said later. "I took my 15 cents home and I give it to my mother, and my sister woke up out of a sound sleep, say, 'Huh, blowing your brains out for 15 cents.' I wanted to kill her. Finally I got a raise to $1.25 a night -- top money, man." (from "Giants of Jazz: Louis Armstrong" by Chris Albertson)