Fathers and Sons
Fathers and Sons
In the first episode of LA Calling, two stories about fathers, sons, and the complicated things passed between them.
🎵 Act One: The Song
Bob Thiele Jr. tells the story behind Louis Armstrong’s “What a Wonderful World”—a song written and produced by his father that would haunt, frustrate, and eventually reshape Bob’s life.
🎭 Act Two: Father of the Bride
A father talks about gaining a son, but in the process, losing a daughter.
🔗 Links
Bob Thiele Jr. on Instagram: @bobthielejr
BackStory at the Victory Theatre Center
✉️ Contact Don: donNPE@icloud.com
🎶 Music heard in this episode includes:
• “What a Wonderful World” - Louis Armstrong
• “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” - Bob Thiele and His New Happy Times Orchestra
• “A Love Supreme” - John Coltrane
• “Love for Sale”- Miles Davis
Plus the LA Calling theme, written by Don Anderson & Bob Thiele Jr. Produced and performed by Bob Thiele Jr.
LA Calling was formerly known as Missing Pieces — NPE Life.
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