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Louis Armstrong
Born · August 4, 1901
Died · July 6, 1971 (69 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Bio
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
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
7.2
2024
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Self (archive Voice)
8.6
2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
6.7
2022
The Sound of 007
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2022
Dark Eyes
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2021
Louis Armstrong in Concert
Self - Performer
0.0
2021
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2018
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2014
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self
0.0
2014
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
Self
0.0
2013
…Sings Musicals
Self (archive footage)
7.0
2012
Bert Stern: Original Madman
Self (archive footage)
8.1
2011
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
Self
0.0
2009
Jazz Evolution
Self - Trumpet
6.0
2008
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Self
8.5
2008
Music Inn
Himself (archive footage)
0.0
2007
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
Self
7.0
2007
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
Trumpet, Vocal
0.0
2006
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2006
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
0.0
2005
Året var 1955
Self (archive footage)
0.0
2005
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
Trumpet/Vocals
0.0
2005
The Story Of The Blues
Self
4.2
2004
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
6.0
2004
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Self (Archive Footage)
0.0
2003
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
8.0
2002
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
Himself (archive footage)
0.0
2001
Jazz
Self (archive footage) · (10 episodes)
8.0
2001
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1999
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
10.0
1997
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self (archive footage)
6.0
1993
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1993
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
0.0
1992
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1991
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Self
0.0
1982
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
6.9
1976
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Self
0.0
1974
The Pearl Bailey Show
Self · (1 episode)
0.0
1971
The Flip Wilson Show
Self · (1 episode)
4.8
1970
Why America
Self (archive footage)
0.0
1970
Hello, Dolly!
Orchestra Leader
7.0
1969
The Johnny Cash Show
Self · (1 episode)
6.5
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
6.6
1968
A Man Called Adam
Willie Ferguson
6.4
1966
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
(1 episode)
0.0
1966
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
himself
0.0
1966
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Louise Armstrong
3.0
1965
Hallo Satchmo
Self
8.0
1965
Louis Armstrong v Praze
Self
0.0
1965
Shindig!
Self - Singer · (1 episode)
6.2
1964
Shindig!
Self · (1 episode)
6.2
1964
The Hollywood Palace
Self - Singer · (4 episodes)
4.5
1964
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
Chanteur, Trompettiste,
0.0
1964
The Danny Kaye Show
Self · (2 episodes)
6.3
1963
Berlin-Melodie
0.0
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · (2 episodes)
7.4
1962
Disneyland After Dark
7.0
1962
Auf Wiedersehen
er selbst
0.0
1961
Paris Blues
Wild Man Moore
6.5
1961
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Self
7.2
1960
Kærlighedens melodi
Musician with Orchestra
5.3
1959
La Paloma
Louis Armstrong
4.0
1959
The Beat Generation
Louis Armstrong
5.2
1959
The Five Pennies
Louis Armstrong
6.7
1959
Discorama
Self · (2 episodes)
0.0
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self · (1 episode)
7.0
1959
Kraft Music Hall
Self · (1 episode)
4.4
1958
The Edsel Show
Self
0.0
1957
Satchmo the Great
6.0
1957
DuPont Show of the Month
Self · (1 episode)
6.7
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self · (1 episode)
5.3
1956
High Society
Self
6.9
1956
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Jazz Trumpeter · (1 episode)
5.0
1956
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
7.0
1956
The Glenn Miller Story
Louis Armstrong
6.9
1954
Saluti e baci
himself
1.0
1953
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
6.9
1953
Glory Alley
Shadow Johnson
5.8
1952
Here Comes the Groom
Himself
5.2
1951
The Strip
Himself
5.7
1951
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self · (3 episodes)
7.0
1950
I'm in the Revue
Band Leader
4.6
1950
What's My Line?
Self - Mystery Guest · (2 episodes)
6.8
1950
A Song Is Born
Louis Armstrong
6.5
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
Self · (14 episodes)
6.6
1948
New Orleans
Himself
6.6
1947
Pillow to Post
Orchestra Leader
5.5
1945
Atlantic City
Himself
5.0
1944
Jam Session
Himself
6.0
1944
Show-Business at War
Self
7.0
1943
Cabin in the Sky
The Trumpeter
6.4
1943
Sleepy Time Down South
Self
0.0
1942
Shine
Self
0.0
1942
Swingin' on Nothin'
Self
0.0
1942
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
5.3
1941
Going Places
Gabe
6.2
1938
Doctor Rhythm
Trumpet Player
6.0
1938
Every Day's a Holiday
Louis Armstrong
5.4
1937
Artists & Models
Self
6.0
1937
Pennies from Heaven
Henry
6.9
1936
København, Kalundborg og -?
5.5
1934
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
Himself
0.0
1934
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
Louis Armstrong
6.1
1932
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
Himself
6.1
1932
Ex-Flame
Louis Armstrong
0.0
1930