Joe Darensbourg was a clarinet player. He played with Kid Ory, Teddy
Buckner and Louis Armstrong to name a few. As a young musician he came
to California. He played gigs wherever he could get them and appeared
in several silent films with these bands.
In 1950 he appeared in a Mahogany Magic with Kid Orey's Creole Jazz
Band. In 1961 he appeared with the Louis Armstrong's All Stars in The
Good Years of Jazz: Louis Armstrong & The All Stars and in 1962 he
appeared in a TV special with the All Stars Winter Carnival in Sun
Valley. Also in the mid 60s he did a TV short by the March of Dimes
about Louis Armstrong.
In 1958 "Yellow Dog Blues" by Joe Darensbourg and his Dixie Fliers
reached number 43 on the pop charts. "Hello Dolly" by the Louis
Armstrong All Stars went to number one on the pop charts in 1964.
Darensbourg played clarinet on the song.