1901-08-04 New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Louis Daniel Armstrong, 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.
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat | Self (archive footage) | 2024-09-11 |
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The Sound of 007 | Self (archive footage) | 2022-10-04 |
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Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires | Self (archive Voice) | 2022-10-28 |
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues | Self (archive footage) | 2022-10-27 |
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Dark Eyes | Self (archive footage) | 2021-12-31 |
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Louis Armstrong in Concert | Self - Performer | 2021-08-06 |
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The Jazz Ambassadors | Self (archive footage) | 2018-05-04 |
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Jazz Legends in Their Own Words | Self | 2014-05-24 |
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Bing Crosby: Rediscovered | Self (archive footage) | 2014-12-02 |
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Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again | Self | 2013-05-13 |
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…Sings Musicals | Self (archive footage) | 2012-01-15 |
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The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best | Self | 2009-01-02 |
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Jazz Evolution | Self - Trumpet | 2008-08-12 |
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Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong | Self | 2008-06-01 |
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Music Inn | Himself (archive footage) | 2007-05-03 |
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Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962 | Self | 2007-02-20 |
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Louis Armstrong: Live in '59 | Trumpet, Vocal | 2006-06-07 |
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Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer | Self (archive footage) | 2006-01-23 |
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Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show | Trumpet/Vocals | 2005-01-01 |
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Året var 1955 | Self (archive footage) | 2005-01-09 |
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Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection | Himself | 2005-10-25 |
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The Harlem Renaissance | Self (archive footage) | 2004-01-01 |
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The Story Of The Blues | Self | 2004-06-30 |
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love | Self (Archive Footage) | 2003-12-15 |
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It's Black Entertainment | Self (archive footage) | 2002-02-08 |
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Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett | 2001-12-03 | |
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Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001 | Himself (archive footage) | 2001-08-04 |
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Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion | 2000-06-06 | |
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The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong | Self (archive footage) | 1999-08-27 |
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Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory | 1997-01-01 | |
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The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years | Self (archive footage) | 1993-07-01 |
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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music | Self (archive footage) | 1993-11-02 |
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Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing | Self (archive footage) | 1993-12-08 |
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Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong | Self (archival footage) | 1992-01-01 |
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The Magic of Bing Crosby | Self (archive footage) | 1991-10-29 |
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Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet | Self | 1982-12-25 |
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That's Entertainment, Part II | (archive footage) | 1976-05-16 |
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On the Road with Duke Ellington | Self | 1974-12-31 |
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Pourquoi l'Amérique | Self (archive footage) | 1970-04-08 |
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Hello, Dolly! | Orchestra Leader | 1969-12-12 |
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Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune | himself | 1966-02-06 |
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A Man Called Adam | Willie Ferguson | 1966-03-16 |
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Louis Armstrong v Praze | Self | 1965-01-01 |
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Hallo Satchmo | Self | 1965-04-30 |
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When the Boys Meet the Girls | Louise Armstrong | 1965-10-10 |
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Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia | Chanteur, Trompettiste, | 1964-01-01 |
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Berlin-Melodie | 1963-03-31 | |
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Disneyland After Dark | 1962-04-15 | |
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Paris Blues | Wild Man Moore | 1961-09-27 |
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Auf Wiedersehen | er selbst | 1961-12-22 |
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Jazz on a Summer's Day | Self | 1960-03-28 |
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Kærlighedens melodi | Musician with Orchestra | 1959-08-03 |
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The Beat Generation | Louis Armstrong | 1959-07-03 |
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The Five Pennies | Louis Armstrong | 1959-06-18 |
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La Paloma | Louis Armstrong | 1959-07-23 |
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The All-Star Christmas Show | 1958-12-01 | |
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Satchmo the Great | 1957-10-04 | |
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The Edsel Show | Self | 1957-10-13 |
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High Society | Self | 1956-07-17 |
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Jazz Ball | Self (archive footage) | 1956-01-01 |
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The Glenn Miller Story | Louis Armstrong | 1954-01-04 |
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Saluti e baci | himself | 1953-08-13 |
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Glory Alley | Shadow Johnson | 1952-06-06 |
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The Strip | Himself | 1951-08-31 |
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Here Comes the Groom | Louis Armstrong (uncredited) | 1951-09-20 |
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Botta e risposta | Band Leader | 1950-02-18 |
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A Song Is Born | Louis Armstrong | 1948-10-19 |
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New Orleans | Himself | 1947-04-18 |
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Pillow to Post | Orchestra Leader | 1945-06-09 |
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Atlantic City | Himself | 1944-09-15 |
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Jam Session | Himself | 1944-04-13 |
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Cabin in the Sky | The Trumpeter | 1943-03-24 |
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Show-Business at War | Self | 1943-05-21 |
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Shine | Self | 1942-06-01 |
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Sleepy Time Down South | Self | 1942-10-31 |
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Swingin' on Nothin' | Self | 1942-01-01 |
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Birth of the Blues | Self (archive footage) | 1941-11-07 |
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Doctor Rhythm | Trumpet Player | 1938-05-06 |
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Going Places | Gabe | 1938-12-31 |
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Every Day's a Holiday | Louis Armstrong | 1937-12-18 |
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Artists & Models | Self | 1937-08-04 |
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Pennies from Heaven | Henry | 1936-11-25 |
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Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen | Himself | 1934-01-01 |
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København, Kalundborg og -? | 1934-08-20 | |
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I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You | Louis Armstrong | 1932-11-25 |
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A Rhapsody in Black and Blue | Himself | 1932-03-20 |
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Ex-Flame | Louis Armstrong | 1930-11-19 |
