Louis Armstrong
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 "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.
Movies (80)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
2022
The Sound of 007
2022
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
Dark Eyes
2021
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
2019
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
…Sings Musicals
2012
Bert Stern - Original Madman
2011
Jazz Evolution
2008
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
2008
Music Inn
2007
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
2007
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
2006
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
Året var 1955
2005
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
2005
The Story Of The Blues
2004
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
It's Black Entertainment
2002
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
2001
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
2001
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
2000
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
1999
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992
The Magic of Bing Crosby
1991
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
1982
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
Why America
1970
Hello, Dolly!
1969
A Man Called Adam
1966
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965
The Day of the Oath
1965
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
1964
Disneyland After Dark
1962
Auf Wiedersehen
1961
Paris Blues
1961
Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960
Kærlighedens melodi
1959
La Paloma
1959
The Beat Generation
1959
The Five Pennies
1959
The All-Star Christmas Show
1958
The Edsel Show
1957
Satchmo the Great
1957
High Society
1956
Jazz Ball
1956
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
Saluti e baci
1953
Glory Alley
1952
Here Comes the Groom
1951
The Strip
1951
I'm in the Revue
1950
A Song Is Born
1948
New Orleans
1947
Pillow to Post
1945
Atlantic City
1944
Jam Session
1944
Show-Business at War
1943
Cabin in the Sky
1943
Shine
1942
Swingin' on Nothin'
1942
Birth of the Blues
1941
Going Places
1938
Doctor Rhythm
1938
Every Day's a Holiday
1937
Artists & Models
1937
Pennies from Heaven
1936
København, Kalundborg og -?
1934
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
1932
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
1932
Ex-Flame
1930
Film Tribute Video Vol.1
TV Shows (22)
Jazz
2001
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
The Johnny Cash Show
1969
The Dick Cavett Show
1968
Omnibus
1967
Omnibus
1967
Shindig!
1964
Shindig!
1964
The Hollywood Palace
1964
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Discorama
1959
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
Kraft Music Hall
1958
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
The Steve Allen Show
1956
The Oscars
1953
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
What's My Line?
1950
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948