Louis Armstrong
Born
August 4, 1901
Died
July 6, 1971 (69 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
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Known For
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
2024
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Self (archive Voice)
2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
2022
The Sound of 007
Self (archive footage)
2022
Dark Eyes
Self (archive footage)
2021
Louis Armstrong in Concert
Self - Performer
2021
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
2018
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
2014
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self
2014
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
Self
2013
…Sings Musicals
Self (archive footage)
2012
Bert Stern - Original Madman
Self (archive footage)
2011
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
Self
2009
Jazz Evolution
Self - Trumpet
2008
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Self
2008
Music Inn
Himself (archive footage)
2007
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
Self
2007
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
Trumpet, Vocal
2006
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Self (archive footage)
2006
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
2005
Året var 1955
Self (archive footage)
2005
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
Trumpet/Vocals
2005
The Story Of The Blues
Self
2004
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Self (Archive Footage)
2003
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
2002
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
Himself (archive footage)
2001
Jazz
Self (archive footage) · (10 episodes)
2001
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
1999
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
Self (archive footage)
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self (archive footage)
1993
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
1993
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Self (archival footage)
1992
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
1991
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Self
1982
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
1976
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Self
1974
The Pearl Bailey Show
Self · (1 episode)
1971
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · (1 episode)
1970
Why America
Self (archive footage)
1970
Hello, Dolly!
Orchestra Leader
1969
The Johnny Cash Show
Self · (1 episode)
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1968
Omnibus
Self · (1 episode)
1967
A Man Called Adam
Willie Ferguson
1966
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
himself
1966
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Louise Armstrong
1965
Hallo Satchmo
Self
1965
Louis Armstrong v Praze
Self
1965
Shindig!
Self - Singer · (1 episode)
1964
Shindig!
Self · (1 episode)
1964
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer · (4 episodes)
1964
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
Chanteur, Trompettiste,
1964
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1963
Berlin-Melodie
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (2 episodes)
1962
Disneyland After Dark
1962
Auf Wiedersehen
er selbst
1961
Paris Blues
Wild Man Moore
1961
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Self
1960
Kærlighedens melodi
Musician with Orchestra
1959
La Paloma
Louis Armstrong
1959
The Beat Generation
Louis Armstrong
1959
The Five Pennies
Louis Armstrong
1959
Discorama
Self · (2 episodes)
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · (1 episode)
1959
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
Kraft Music Hall
Self · (1 episode)
1958
The Edsel Show
Self
1957
Satchmo the Great
1957
DuPont Show of the Month
Self · (1 episode)
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (1 episode)
1956
High Society
Self
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Jazz Trumpeter · (1 episode)
1956
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
1956
The Glenn Miller Story
Louis Armstrong
1954
Saluti e baci
himself
1953
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953
Glory Alley
Shadow Johnson
1952
Here Comes the Groom
Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
1951
The Strip
Himself
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · (3 episodes)
1950
I'm in the Revue
Band Leader
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (2 episodes)
1950
A Song Is Born
Louis Armstrong
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (14 episodes)
1948
New Orleans
Himself
1947
Pillow to Post
Orchestra Leader
1945
Atlantic City
Himself
1944
Jam Session
Himself
1944
Show-Business at War
Self
1943
Cabin in the Sky
The Trumpeter
1943
Sleepy Time Down South
Self
1942
Shine
Self
1942
Swingin' on Nothin'
Self
1942
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
1941
Going Places
Gabe
1938
Doctor Rhythm
Trumpet Player
1938
Every Day's a Holiday
Louis Armstrong
1937
Artists & Models
Self
1937
Pennies from Heaven
Henry
1936
København, Kalundborg og -?
1934
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
Himself
1934
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
Louis Armstrong
1932
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
Himself
1932
Ex-Flame
Louis Armstrong
1930