Louis Armstrong & his Sebastian Cotton Club - I’m Confessin’

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Louis Armstrong & his Sebastian Cotton Club - I’m Confessin’

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Does anyone know who plays the tricone on this track? Also do you know any other tracks of Armstrong’s with the tricone?

https://youtu.be/PFhWi4hf6Kc
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That is Ceele Burke. Maybe a long lost uncle?
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What do you know? Funny. Thanks Mike. I’ll look him up.
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Thanks for posting this! I am always looking for more from this era and love to hear how steel guitar fits into old jazz tunes.

Can't find much more on him, but led me to this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dy7tvgaETs The steel guitar is done after about 40 seconds