ALS signed “Red Beans & Ricely, Louis Armstrong,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, May 29, 1949. Letter to Mr. John B. Elwood. In full: “‘Man,—I’ve just finished reading your script concerning the Crosby Cavalcade—I’m ‘tellin’ yooo’ ‘you really ‘came on.’ You sure ought to see that my boy—‘Pappa Bing’ Crosby get one of these scripts, ‘That would really ‘gas him no end. And I wanna thank ‘ya too.” Overall writing somewhat faded but legible, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Autograph letters from Armstrong are very rare.
ALS signed “Red Beans & Ricely, Louis Armstrong,” one page, 5.5 x 8.5, May 29, 1949. Letter to Mr. John B. Elwood. In full: “‘Man,—I’ve just finished reading your script concerning the Crosby Cavalcade—I’m ‘tellin’ yooo’ ‘you really ‘came on.’ You sure ought to see that my boy—‘Pappa Bing’ Crosby get one of these scripts, ‘That would really ‘gas him no end. And I wanna thank ‘ya too.” Overall writing somewhat faded but legible, otherwise fine condition. Accompanied by the original mailing envelope. Autograph letters from Armstrong are very rare.