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Music: Louis Armstrong – “Song of the Vipers”

By "Radical" Russ Belville on January 23, 2009

louis-armstrong-jazz-in-parisThis week has been a little alternative for musical breaks in that I’ve been looking at some of the older marijuana music and marijuana music in genres other than rock and rap. So I couldn’t end the week without a bit of jazz from Louis Armstrong.

This tune is called “Song of the Vipers”, and you need to remember that “vipers” in jazz slang meant tokers, daddio, ya dig?

Armstrong was not shy about his love for “gage”, “muggles”, “tea”, or his favorite lady, “Mary Warner”.  Later in life, Armstrong famously said,

“If we all get as old as Methuselah, our memories will always be of lots of beauty and warmth from gage. Well, that was my life and I don’t feel ashamed at all. Mary Warner, honey, you sure was good and I enjoyed you ‘heep much.’”

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I am the producer of The NORML Network, the host of the NORML SHOW LIVE and The NORML Stash Blog, and NORML's Outreach Coordinator. I'm married, live in Portland, Oregon, and I am a registered medical marijuana caregiver in this state. I've worked days as an IT geek and nights as a professional musician. Previously, I have been the host of my own political talk radio show on satellite radio. I've been the High Times "Freedom Fighter of the Month" and I travel across the country to educate people on marijuana reform. I've dedicated my life to bringing an end to adult marijuana prohibition and re-legalizing cannabis hemp, and I'm honored to be chosen by NORML to give voice to the Marijuana Nation and to speak for those who can't speak up.

One response to “Music: Louis Armstrong – “Song of the Vipers””

  1. jhm
    jhm
    January 24, 2009 at 7:46 am |

    If you’re compiling Songs with a Marijuana theme, I suggest Ojos de Brujo’s “Tanguillo De María” off their “Barí” album (Style = Flamenco):

    http://www.amazon.com/Barí-Ojos-Brujo/dp/B0001CNRO8/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1232811634&sr=1-2

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