"Uncle Satchmo's Lullaby" (also known under its German title "Onkel Satchmo's Lullaby") is a 1959 song, written by Erwin Halletz and Olaf Bradtke, and sung by

Louis Armstrong Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several era ...

and German singer Gabriele Clonisch, better known as Gabriele, who was 12 years old at the time. It was recorded on May 20, 1959, in

Berlin Berlin ( ; ) is the Capital of Germany, capital and largest city of Germany, by both area and List of cities in Germany by population, population. With 3.7 million inhabitants, it has the List of cities in the European Union by population withi ...

and used in the German musical film '' La Paloma (1959)''. Armstrong sings his lyrics in English, while Gabriele sings her lyrics in German. The song became an international hit in 1959–1960.

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{{Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong songs 1959 singles Lullabies Macaronic songs 1959 songs Songs with music by Erwin Halletz