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Louis with Duke Ellington and others, 1961.
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1960-1963
Makes second tour of Africa. Films Paris Blues on location in Paris. Appears at the Newport Jazz Festival each July (1960-1963). Records ten selections with Duke Ellington, their only collaboration in the recording studio (1961). Performs for President John F. Kennedy (1963).
1964
"Hello Dolly" becomes number one hit. Performs in Las Vegas. Tours Puerto Rico. Appears as mystery guest on the television show What's My Line?.
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"After a Dee'licious meal in Prague. Yum Yum!"
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1965
Tour of eastern Europe. Given the "Key to the City" of New Orleans. Enjoys sold-out performances in Montreal, Toronto, and Las Vegas. Films When the Boys Meet the Girls and A Man Called Adam. Broadcasts over Voice of America from the Monterey Jazz Festival. Appears on television shows, the Dean Martin Show and Shindig.
1966
Performs the summer season (July - Sept.) at Jones Beach Marine Theatre in Long Island. Appears on The Dean Martin Show and The Danny Kaye Show.
1967
Performs in Dublin, Antibes, St. Tropez, and Majorca. Appears on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, the Kraft Music Hall Show and the Jackie Gleason Show. Appears on Operation Entertainment, a television broadcast from Fort Hood (the US Army's largest base, located in Killeen, Texas). Records "What a Wonderful World" for ABC Records.
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Louis with Barbra Streisand at the opening of Hello Dolly, 1968.
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1968
"What a Wonderful World" becomes a hit in Great Britain. Performs in Las Vegas, Pennsylvania, Maine, New York, and Mexico. Films scene for motion picture Hello Dolly with Barbara Streisand. Records Disney Songs the Satchmo Way.
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Louis being discharged from Beth Israel Hospital, 1969.
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1969
From February to April is in Beth Israel Hospital due to heart problems. Joe Glaser (Louis's manager since 1935) dies. Travels to London and records soundtrack for On Her Majesty's Secret Service.
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