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Generated interpretation, not documentary evidence. AI-created everyday park and distant greeting neighbours, an interpretation of appreciation. Not a documented place, Armstrong scene or album artwork.
Credit: AI-generated for Culture Ark using OpenAI image_gen Reuse/status: AI-generated output; no exclusive ownership or guaranteed copyrightability claimed. Underlying works, marks and cultural permissions remain separate. AI-created everyday park and distant greeting neighbours, an interpretation of appreciation. Not a documented place, Armstrong scene or album artwork. No lyrics or audio are reproduced. The park scene is original interpretive imagery, not a literal lyric illustration, Armstrong's neighbourhood or an official music video. The 1967 record is distinct from later arrangements.
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The following original text is preserved, including its selection/vote claims. Preservation is not independent verification of every assertion.
Why: Louis Armstrong's gentle song of gratitude for ordinary life.
What to preserve: Recording, lyrics
Year and origin: 1967 · United States
Vote: 6/9 (historian 2 · future kid 2 · curator 2)
Learn more: What a Wonderful World on Wikipedia
Supplemental context
The Louis Armstrong House Museum credits Bob Thiele and George David Weiss with the song and Tommy Goodman with the original arrangement, dating the recording to 16 August 1967. It also describes Armstrong connecting its sentiment to his own neighbourhood. Future readers should distinguish authorship from interpretation: his performance is central without making him the songwriter. The song's later circulation and remaking are further chapters, not interchangeable copies of the same historical recording.
Creator/community: Louis Armstrong, performer;Bob Thiele and George David Weiss, songwriters;Tommy Goodman, arranger Place/era: United States;original recording 16 August 1967, with later versions and reception
Context and limits
No lyrics or audio are reproduced. The park scene is original interpretive imagery, not a literal lyric illustration, Armstrong's neighbourhood or an official music video. The 1967 record is distinct from later arrangements.
Where to learn more
- https://apiarybee.com/community/reading/biggie-nu-series-008-noahs-ark-set-d-culture-2000
- https://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/news/50-years-wonderful-world/
Apiary library | Original Culture Ark article
Public ID and individual routes: pending publisher allocation. Internal source ID: D-0079
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