Mack the Knife

Name: Mack the Knife
Uploaded: 1956-01-01
Duration: 3 min 8 s
Description: Originally composed by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 German opera The Threepenny Opera, this song became a jazz standard. Armstrong recorded a notable version during his career. Bobby Darin's 1959 version became the most commercially successful recording, winning the Grammy for Record of the Year.

Louis Armstrong Play Mix

1956 50s

Originally composed by Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht for their 1928 German opera The Threepenny Opera, this song became a jazz standard. Armstrong recorded a notable version during his career. Bobby Darin's 1959 version became the most commercially successful recording, winning the Grammy for Record of the Year.