This group was called the All Stars, and included at various times Barney Bigard, Edmond Hall, Jack Teagarden, Trummy Young, Arvell Shaw, Billy Kyle, Marty Napoleon, Big Sid Catlett, Cozy Cole and Barrett Deems. During this period, Armstrong made many recordings and appeared in over thirty films. In 1964, he recorded his biggest-selling record, Hello, Dolly!. The song went to #1 on the pop chart, making Armstrong the oldest person to ever accomplish that feat at age 63.
Armstrong kept up his busy tour schedule until a few years before his death. While in his later years, he would sometimes play some of his numerous gigs by rote, but other times would enliven the most mundane gig with his vigorous playing, often to the astonishment of his band. He also toured Africa, Europe, and Asia under sponsorship of the US State Department with great success and become known as "Ambassador Satch". While failing health restricted his schedule in his last years, within those limitations he continued playing until the day he died.
Armstrong died of a heart attack, in 1971, at age 69, the night after playing a famous show at the Waldorf Astoria's Empire Room. He was interred in Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, in Queens, New York City.
Perdido
Louis Armstrong & The All Stars Lyrics
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I look for my heart
It's perdido
I lost it way down in Torito
The day the fiesta started
Bolero
I sway that they play the Bolero
And that's when my heart departed
High was the sun when I held her close
Low was the moon when we said, "Adios"
Perdido
My heart ever since is Perdido
I know I must go to Torito
To find what I lost Perdido
High was the sun when I held her close
Low was the moon when we said, "Adios"
Perdido
Goodnight perdido
I lost perdido
The song "Perdido" by Louis Armstrong & The All Stars revolves around the story of a man who lost his heart in Torito during a fiesta. The singer in the song is lamenting about how he lost his heart and now feels "perdido," which means lost in Spanish. He can't seem to find his heart ever since, and he knows that he has to go back to Torito to retrieve it.
The song's lyrics are quite emotional, as they emphasize the pain and anguish of losing something so intrinsic and invaluable as a heart. The Bolero music further accentuates the mood and adds to the heartrending ambiance of the song. The singer recounts how he once held his lover close when the sun was high, but when they had to part, the moon was low, indicating that time had flown by too quickly.
Line by Line Meaning
I look for my heart
I am searching my heart
It's perdido
It is lost
I lost it way down in Torito
I lost it in Torito
The day the fiesta started
During the start of the festival
Bolero
The type of music they played
I sway that they play the Bolero
I sway to the sound of Bolero
I kissed me the listing sombrero
I kissed my lost sombrero
And that's when my heart departed
And that's when my heart left me
High was the sun when I held her close
The sun was high when I was with her
Low was the moon when we said, 'Adios'
The moon was low during our parting
My heart ever since is Perdido
My heart has been lost since then
I know I must go to Torito
I know I must return to Torito
To find what I lost Perdido
To find my lost heart
Goodnight perdido
Goodnight, my lost heart
I lost perdido
I lost my heart
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, MUSIC SALES CORPORATION
Written by: JUAN TIZOL, HANS LENGSFELDER, ERVIN DRAKE
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