‘Stomp Off, Let’s Go’ Review: How to Make a Satchmo
The early years of Louis Armstrong’s life in New Orleans steeped him in the city’s rich musical culture. His ambition took ...
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Louis Armstrong's Dream Machine: The Cadillac That Stole the Singer's Heart
When it comes to jazz legends, Louis Armstrong is the name that springs to mind, his trumpet echoing through the ages like a cultural beacon. But Satchmo wasn't just a musical maestro; he had a ...
History: Louis Armstrong and the cool crowd in the hot mid-century desert
The most admired, desirable and attractive people and things, those that are universally deemed cool, have been part of the ...
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Musical Treasures at the Smithsonian
From Louis Armstrong's trumpet to Grandmaster Flash's turntable and from a Central African harp to an Apache violin, these objects represent just a sampling of how music is collected, curated and ...
BLACK HISTORY MONTH: Louis Armstrong Broadway musical is still ‘Wonderful’
Tony award-winning actor James Monroe Iglehart firmly captures the exuberance and warmth of Armstrong and takes the audience through the famed musician’s life.
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Hurricane Ida destroys one-time Jewish family’s residence that was Louis Armstrong’s second home
(JTA) — Hurricane Ida flattened the New Orleans home where a youthful Louis Armstrong spent ... has said that the whistle was Armstrong’s first instrument. The Karnofsky patriarch bought ...