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Louisiana Fairy Tale

from old jazz cover by gOtam Sen

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"Louisiana Fairy Tale" (or "Louisiana Fairytale") is a song written in 1935 by Haven Gillespie, with lyrics by Mitchell Parish and J. Fred Coots, and was originally popularized by Fats Waller.[1][2]

Waller's version opens with him playing a four-bar solo piano lead-in to a clarinet melody backed by drums, guitar, clarinet, trumpet and piano. A muted trumpet bridge precedes Waller's vocal verses, and a Dixieland-style improvisational instrumental jam closes the recording.[3]

The instrumental introduction (32 bars featuring clarinet and the trumpet bridge) was used as the theme for the PBS television series This Old House from 1979 to 2002.[4][5]

In 1990, Librarian of Congress James H. Billington presented Louisiana congresswoman Lindy Boggs with "three gifts" from the collection of the Library of Congress, including "a facsimile of sheet music for a 1935 piece, 'Louisiana Fairy Tale,' accompanied by a cassette of the music with Fats Waller on piano and vocal".[6]

In 2010, the song was part of a mid-week New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival event with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and My Morning Jacket,[7] where the entire piece was performed acoustically and without the use of electricity.[8]

The song has been performed by many artists, including Tom Sancton.[9]

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from old jazz cover, released August 1, 2022

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gOtam Sen Lille, France

I'm french composer. Born and living in Lille in 1981 from a french mother and indian father. It's why i'm singing in English. I used to travel a lot in India. My mother taught piano and guitar. I start to compose in 2009 my first solo album : "A little bird told me". ... more

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