Louis Armstrong
Acting
- Born:
- 1901-08-04
- Died:
- 1971-07-06
- Place of birth:
- New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
The Sound of 007
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
Dark Eyes
Louis Armstrong in Concert
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
The Jazz Ambassadors
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
…Sings Musicals
Bert Stern - Original Madman
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
Jazz Evolution
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
Music Inn
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
Året var 1955
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
The Story Of The Blues
The Harlem Renaissance
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
It's Black Entertainment
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
Jazz
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
The World of Polygoon
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
The Magic of Bing Crosby
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
That's Entertainment, Part II
On the Road with Duke Ellington
The Pearl Bailey Show
The Flip Wilson Show
Why America
Hello, Dolly!
The Johnny Cash Show
The Dick Cavett Show
Omnibus
A Man Called Adam
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
When the Boys Meet the Girls
Hallo Satchmo
Louis Armstrong v Praze
The Day of the Oath
Shindig!
The Hollywood Palace
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
The Danny Kaye Show
Berlin-Melodie
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Disneyland After Dark
Auf Wiedersehen
Paris Blues
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Kærlighedens melodi
La Paloma
The Beat Generation
The Five Pennies
Discorama
The Bell Telephone Hour
The All-Star Christmas Show
Kraft Music Hall
The Edsel Show
Satchmo the Great
DuPont Show of the Month
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
High Society
The Steve Allen Show
Jazz Ball
The Glenn Miller Story
Saluti e baci
The Oscars
Glory Alley
Here Comes the Groom
The Strip
The Colgate Comedy Hour
I'm in the Revue
What's My Line?
A Song Is Born
The Ed Sullivan Show
New Orleans
Pillow to Post
Atlantic City
Jam Session
Show-Business at War
Cabin in the Sky
Sleepy Time Down South
Shine
Swingin' on Nothin'
Birth of the Blues
Going Places
Doctor Rhythm
Every Day's a Holiday
Artists & Models
Pennies from Heaven
København, Kalundborg og -?
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
Ex-Flame