New year, new sheet music! For the month of January, we’re giving away sheet music to What a Wonderful World by Bob Thiele and George Davis Weiss. This beautiful piano rendition is performed by Eric Lobo.
Fun facts about What a Wonderful World:
- The song was first recorded by Louis Armstrong in 1967. It was a hit on the U.K. charts, but did not initially perform well in the United States because the record heads did not like it or want to promote the song.
- What a Wonderful World gained more popularity in the U.S. when it was re-released in 1988 when it was used in the movie Good Morning, Vietnam.
- The iconic song has been recorded by countless artists and is known today as a timeless standard.