A Louis Armstrong statue that recently disappeared from its post at a busy corner in the Central Business District is ...
Louis Armstrong's What a Wonderful World is the song that will unite us all. The 1967 classic garnered nearly 50 per cent of the vote, beating the other nominees by a wide margin. "We started this ...
In 1967, Louis Armstrong released "What A Wonderful World", his signature song, even though his record label hated it.
Tracy Morgan has previously expressed interested in playing late jazz legend Louis Armstrong in a biopic Tracy Morgan is keen on portraying Louis Armstrong in a biopic, according to the actor's Coming ...
He answered to "Pops," "Satchmo," and "Louie." But he called himself Louis. Documentary filmmaker Sacha Jenkins and jazz pianist Jason Moran have been immersed in Louis Armstrong's recordings and ...
For nearly 30 years, world-renowned jazz musician Louis Armstrong and his wife, Lucille, lived quietly in a small, two-story house in Corona, Queens. His professional life featured performances for ...
America’s first Black popular music icon is getting his due with a massive new center that’ll house a 60,000-piece collection and a venue for live music, lectures and screenings. NYC’s Louis Armstrong ...
“Stomp Off, Let’s Go: The Early Years of Louis Armstrong” by Ricky Riccardi, Oxford University Press, 488 pages. Ricky Riccardi, the preeminent Louis Armstrong scholar, has become one of the ...
Calling recently from Los Angeles – and just before announcing his engagement to Natalie McQueen and receiving a star on the ...
Private recordings, heard in the new documentary “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues,” add a further dimension to the artist. By Alan Scherstuhl The tapes are thrilling, revelatory, wrenching: the ...