“I was a late-in-life baby, so my mom grew up in a different era in New Orleans. She loved music. My mom knew the music scene. She knew Louis Prima. When ‘Hello Dolly’ was on TV, she told me, ‘That’s Louis Armstrong. He’s from New Orleans.’ And anytime Louis Armstrong popped up on TV, she’d say, ‘Keith! Louis Armstrong’s on TV. Come see him. You know you love him.’

How could you not love him?