Hello, Dolly!

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"Hello, Dolly!" is a classic 1964 jazz and pop song, famously performed by Louis Armstrong, that became one of his signature hits and a major crossover success.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf single
song
associatedAct Broadway cast of Hello, Dolly!
associatedAlbum Hello, Dolly! self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hello, Dolly! (Louis Armstrong album)
associatedPerformer Louis Armstrong and His All Stars
surface form: Louis Armstrong and the All Stars
associatedWithEra 1960s American popular music
basedOn Hello, Dolly! self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hello, Dolly! (musical)
chartPosition number 1 on Billboard Easy Listening chart
number 1 on Billboard Hot 100
number 1 on Billboard Hot 100 in 1964
composer Jerry Herman
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalImpact revitalized Louis Armstrong's popularity in the 1960s
firstBroadwayProductionYear 1964
genre jazz
traditional pop
GrammyAward Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance
surface form: Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male

Grammy Award for Song of the Year
surface form: Grammy Award for Song of the Year nomination
hasCoverVersionBy Barbra Streisand
Benny Goodman
Bobby Darin
Ella Fitzgerald
hasInstrumentation clarinet
double bass
drums
piano
trombone
trumpet
hasMusicalTheatreOrigin true
hasSignatureLine Hello, Dolly, this is Louis, Dolly
language English
lengthApproximate 2:30
lyricist Jerry Herman
notableFor displacing I Want to Hold Your Hand from number 1 on Billboard Hot 100
major crossover pop and jazz hit
one of Louis Armstrong's signature songs
originalReleaseYear 1964
partOf Hello, Dolly! self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hello, Dolly! (musical)
performer Louis Armstrong
recordedBy Louis Armstrong and His All Stars
recordLabel Kapp Records
styleCharacteristic New Orleans–influenced swing arrangement
tempo medium swing
themeOf Hello, Dolly! self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hello, Dolly! (1969 film)
title Hello, Dolly! self-linksurface differs
usedIn Hello, Dolly! self-linksurface differs
surface form: Hello, Dolly! (1969 film)
vocalist Louis Armstrong
vocalStyle gravelly, expressive vocal delivery

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Hello, Dolly! associatedAlbum Hello, Dolly! self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hello, Dolly! (song)
this entity surface form: Hello, Dolly! (Louis Armstrong album)
Hello, Dolly! basedOn Hello, Dolly! self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hello, Dolly! (song)
this entity surface form: Hello, Dolly! (musical)
St. James Theatre notableProduction Hello, Dolly!
this entity surface form: Hello, Dolly! (1964 Broadway production)
Barbra Streisand notableWork Hello, Dolly!
this entity surface form: Hello, Dolly! (1969 film)
Bette Midler notableWork Hello, Dolly!
this entity surface form: Hello, Dolly! (2017 Broadway revival)
Ginger Rogers notableWork Hello, Dolly!
this entity surface form: Hello, Dolly! (stage role)
Louis Armstrong notableWork Hello, Dolly!
Pops notableWork Hello, Dolly!
subject surface form: Louis Armstrong
Satch notableWork Hello, Dolly!
subject surface form: Louis Armstrong
Louis notableWork Hello, Dolly!
subject surface form: Louis Armstrong
Scott Rudin notableWork Hello, Dolly!
this entity surface form: Hello, Dolly! (2017 Broadway revival)
Hello, Dolly! partOf Hello, Dolly! self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hello, Dolly! (song)
this entity surface form: Hello, Dolly! (musical)
Hello, Dolly! themeOf Hello, Dolly! self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hello, Dolly! (song)
this entity surface form: Hello, Dolly! (1969 film)
Hello, Dolly! title Hello, Dolly! self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hello, Dolly! (song)
Hello, Dolly! usedIn Hello, Dolly! self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Hello, Dolly! (song)
this entity surface form: Hello, Dolly! (1969 film)