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How Louis Armstrong invented the modern pop star

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What a Wonderful World by John Batiste

The world is wonderful and it contains multitudes, including any kind of cover you could possibly imagine of What a Wonderful World. Even Ghostface Killer has taken a stab at this classic. But the version of the song I want to end with Charlie is from 2019, 52 years after the original recording. It's by John Batiste, a pianist and singer who, like Armstrong, hails from New Orleans.

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