Ed Sullivan Show

Arts Desk

Pops + Opera: Louis Armstrong and Robert Merrill's odd couple act

Nate Chinen

A newly unearthed 1955 clip from 'The Ed Sullivan Show' captures jazz legend Louis Armstrong and opera star Robert Merrill gleefully closing the gap between high and low.
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'My Goal Is To Not Be Bored By What I Do': Itzhak Perlman At 70

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Once a kid with polio from Tel Aviv who hated practicing his instrument, the master violinist says he's still learning, even as he prepares to receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom.