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And he came to Diamond Stone's Cafe and eased in before the bouncer could see him...

7 seconds sound clip from the Destination Freedom - The Trumpet Talks (The early life of Louis Armstrong) classic radio play.

You can hear this line at 00:09:09 in the radio play.

Quote context

[...]

- Nothin' but rowdies and drunkards in them cafes...!

- Some folks don't mind.

- Folks uptown says it's nothin' but 'gutter' music!

- Ain't I from the gutter?

- Don't wait up for me, ma.

- The boy stumbled down the rickety stairs and picked his way past the rubbish cans in the dark, headed towards the streets with the crowded cafes...

- Ducked his head inside every tavern where he heard a musician blowing blues through my valves,

- And he came to Diamond Stone's Cafe and eased in before the bouncer could see him...

- Sat quiet while Bunk beat the ragtime tune into shape and stripped the loneliness off the listeners and melted them into one rhythm...

- And when Bunk Johnson had blown himself out and was wrapping my brass mouth in velvet...

- The kid came up, and the drummer saw him.

- It's that coal-sellin' kid again, Bunk. Shall I call the bouncer?

- Let him alone.

- He's looking at your trumpet like it's a girl he loves.

[...]

Destination Freedom Sound Clip

Destination Freedom Radio ShowQuotes with audio clips from Richard Durham's Destination Freedom old-time radio program, Radio's Black Legacy, 1948-1950.

Actors: Oscar Brown Jr., Studs Terkel, Janice Kingslow, Wezlyn Tilden

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