Louis Armstrong
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA — Aug 04 1901• Died Jul 06 1971
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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…
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The Mentalist
Sound
Omnibus
Self
The Colgate Comedy Hour
Self
What's My Line?
Self
The Oscars
Self
The Steve Allen Show
Self - Jazz Trumpeter
Kraft Music Hall
Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
Self
The Danny Kaye Show
Self
The Flip Wilson Show
Self
The Hollywood Palace
Self
The Bell Telephone Hour
Self
DuPont Show of the Month
Self
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
Sound
Shindig!
Self - Singer
Jazz
Self (archive footage)
The Pearl Bailey Show
Self
High Society
Self
Hello, Dolly!
Orchestra Leader
That's Entertainment, Part II
(archive footage)
The Glenn Miller Story
Louis Armstrong
The Sound of 007
Self (archive footage)
It's Black Entertainment
Self (archive footage)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Self (archive footage)
Paris Blues
Wild Man Moore
The Strip
Himself
The Five Pennies
Louis Armstrong
A Song Is Born
Louis Armstrong
A Man Called Adam
Willie Ferguson
The All-Star Christmas Show
Self
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Self (archive footage)
Every Day's a Holiday
Louis Armstrong
Glory Alley
Shadow Johnson
New Orleans
Himself
Show-Business at War
Self
Here Comes the Groom
Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
La Paloma
Louis Armstrong
Birth of the Blues
Self (archive footage)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Self (archive footage)
Going Places
Gabe
The Beat Generation
Louis Armstrong
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
Self (voice) (archive sound)
Pillow to Post
Orchestra Leader
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Louise Armstrong
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Self (archive footage)
Doctor Rhythm
Trumpet Player
Pennies from Heaven
Henry
Artists & Models
Self
The Jazz Ambassadors
Self (archive footage)
Berlin-Melodie
Music Inn
Himself (archive footage)
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Self (archive footage)
Saluti e baci
himself
Jazz Evolution
Self - Trumpet
Auf Wiedersehen
er selbst
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Self (archival footage)
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Self
Hallo Satchmo
Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Self (archive footage)
Dark Eyes
Self (archive footage)
Bert Stern - Original Madman
Shine
Self
I'm in the Revue
Band Leader
Jam Session
Himself
The Edsel Show
Self
Året var 1955
Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
Self (Archive Footage)
Cabin in the Sky
The Trumpeter
Kærlighedens melodi
Musician with Orchestra
Jazz Ball
Self (archive footage)
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
Himself
Film Tribute Video Vol.1
Good Morning Vietnam
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Self (archive footage)
Atlantic City
Himself
…Sings Musicals
Self (archive footage)
Deadly Melody
Sound
Ex-Flame
Louis Armstrong
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)
Espetáculo
Sound
København, Kalundborg og -?
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
Self
The Harlem Renaissance
Self (archive footage)
Memories
Sound
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Self (archive footage)
Disneyland After Dark
The Day of the Oath
Self
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
Himself (archive footage)
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
Self
Why America
Self (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
Self
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
The Story Of The Blues
Self
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
Louis Armstrong
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
himself
Louis Armstrong in Concert
Self - Performer (archive footage)
Satchmo the Great
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
Chanteur, Trompettiste,
Tight Shoes
Crew
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Himself
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
Self
Louis Armstrong v Praze
Self
Swingin' on Nothin'
Self
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Self
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
Himself
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
Self
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
Trumpet/Vocals
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
Trumpet, Vocal
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
Sound
Sleepy Time Down South
Self