Autograph letter signed ("(Satchmo) Louis Armstrong)") to Erich Kauffmann, [Corona, N.Y.] April 5,1970
1970. Five pages, in ink. Erich Kauffmann was the partner of trombonist Franz Schuritz who formulated the lip salve that Armstrong discovered in the 1930s and grew to depend on. By 1950 : "Dear Mr. Kauffmann: My dear friend I always be very happy when I get a letter from..... More
