Louis Armstrong
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
Ex-Flame
(Louis Armstrong)
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
(Self (archive footage))
Saluti e baci
(himself)
High Society
(Self)
Paris Blues
(Wild Man Moore)
The Beat Generation
(Louis Armstrong)
Going Places
(Gabe)
Kærlighedens melodi
(Musician with Orchestra)
A Song Is Born
(Louis Armstrong)
The Five Pennies
(Louis Armstrong)
The Glenn Miller Story
(Louis Armstrong)
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
(Chanteur, Trompettiste,)
The Strip
(Himself)
Cabin in the Sky
(The Trumpeter)
Birth of the Blues
(Self (archive footage))
Dark Eyes
(Self (archive footage))
Pillow to Post
(Orchestra Leader)
Why America
(Self (archive footage))
La Paloma
(Louis Armstrong)
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
(Trumpet, Vocal)
When the Boys Meet the Girls
(Louise Armstrong)
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
(Self)
Louis Armstrong in Concert
(Self - Performer)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
(Self)
Jam Session
(Himself)
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Atlantic City
(Himself)
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
(Self)
Pennies from Heaven
(Henry)
Glory Alley
(Shadow Johnson)
Satchmo the Great
Doctor Rhythm
(Trumpet Player)
A Man Called Adam
(Willie Ferguson)
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
(Trumpet/Vocals)
Shine
(Self)
I'm in the Revue
(Band Leader)
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
(Self)
Swingin' on Nothin'
(Self)
The Story Of The Blues
(Self)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
(Self (archive footage))
Hello, Dolly!
(Orchestra Leader)
Auf Wiedersehen
(er selbst)
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
(Louis Armstrong)
Hallo Satchmo
(Self)
The Sound of 007
(Self (archive footage))
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
(Self (archive Voice))
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
(Self (Archive Footage))
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
(Himself)
København, Kalundborg og -?
…Sings Musicals
(Self (archive footage))
Berlin-Melodie
Artists & Models
(Self)
The Harlem Renaissance
(Self (archive footage))
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
(Himself)
New Orleans
(Himself)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
(Self (archive footage))
Here Comes the Groom
(Himself)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
(Self (archive footage))
The Magic of Bing Crosby
(Self (archive footage))
Every Day's a Holiday
(Louis Armstrong)
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
(Himself (archive footage))
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
(Self (archive footage))
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
(Himself)
Show-Business at War
(Self)
The Jazz Ambassadors
(Self (archive footage))
Disneyland After Dark
Jazz Evolution
(Self - Trumpet)
That's Entertainment, Part II
((archive footage))
Jazz Ball
(Self (archive footage))
Bert Stern: Original Madman
(Self (archive footage))
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
(Self (archive footage))
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
(himself)
It's Black Entertainment
(Self (archive footage))
Music Inn
(Himself (archive footage))
Jazz on a Summer's Day
(Self)
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
(Self)
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
(Self (archive footage))
The Edsel Show
(Self)
Louis Armstrong v Praze
(Self)
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
(Self)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
(Self (archive footage))
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
(Self)
Sleepy Time Down South
(Self)
The Colgate Comedy Hour
(Self)
Jazz
(Self (archive footage))
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self)
The Hollywood Palace
(Self - Singer)
Shindig!
(Self - Singer)
The Johnny Cash Show
(Self)
The Flip Wilson Show
(Self)
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
(Self)
The Steve Allen Show
(Self - Jazz Trumpeter)
The Oscars
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
(Self)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self - Band Leader)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self - Trumpeter)
The Ed Sullivan Show
(Self - Singer)
The Pearl Bailey Show
(Self)
DuPont Show of the Month
(Self)
The Dick Cavett Show
(Self - Guest)
The Bell Telephone Hour
(Self)
What's My Line?
(Self - Mystery Guest)
Shindig!
(Self)
Discorama
(Self)
The Danny Kaye Show
(Self)
Kraft Music Hall
(Self)
