Ninety-one year old Howard 'Louie Bluie' Armstrong has two great loves.

Sweet Old Song POV

Premiered July 30, 2002
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Sweet Old Song

Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong has been performing for most of his 91 years, ever since his father carved his first fiddle from a wooden crate. Leah Mahan's Sweet Old Song plays like one of the ballads that flow effortlessly from the funny and irrepressible Armstrong. At the film's center are the two great loves of Howard's life: his music and artist Barbara Ward, age 60.

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