Avakian/Mack the Knife

Fishko Files | Sep 20, 2017

In September of 1955, Louis Armstrong recorded an unlikely blockbuster song that had originated in the late '20s in Germany. Sara Fishko talks to George Avakian, who tells the story of how "Mack the Knife" became an American hit. (Produced in 2002)

Fishko Files with Sara Fishko

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Editor: Karen Frillmann

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