
Louis Armstrong
- Date of Birth: 1901-08-04
- Date of Death: 1971-07-06
- Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Biography
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "... Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly recognizable deep and distinctive gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also greatly skilled at scat singing, vocalizing using sounds and syllables instead of actual lyrics. Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African-American entertainers to "cross over," whose skin-color was secondary to his amazing talent in an America that was severely racially divided. It allowed him socially acceptable access to the upper echelons of American society that were highly restricted for a person of color. While he rarely publicly politicized his race, often to the dismay of fellow African-Americans, he was privately a huge supporter of the Civil Rights movement in America. Description above from the Wikipedia article Louis Armstrong, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Sleepy Time Down South
Music • 1942 October

Shine
• 1942 June

The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
Music, Documentary • 2009 January

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
Music • 2013 May

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Documentary, Music • 2014 May

Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
Comedy • 1966 February

Auf Wiedersehen
Comedy • 1961 December

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Documentary • 2003 December

Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Documentary, Music • 2006 January

The Pearl Bailey Show
Family, Comedy • 1971 January