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Why Louis Armstrong is as American as July 4, his unofficial birthday
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 11 months ago"Born on the Fourth of July." Many have made that yankee doodle boast — including songwriter George...
New 'Black & Blues' documentary reveals a defiant, angry Louis Armstrong the world didn't see
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMention the name Louis Armstrong, and certain sounds and images of the 20th-century jazz genius...
Remembering Louis Armstrong
CBS News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoKelefa Sanneh talks with pianist Jason Moran, curator of a new exhibition on the jazz icon at the new Louis Armstrong Center in Queens; and filmmaker...
Perceptive and Delightful, Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues Brings One of America's Greatest...
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLouis Armstrong in 'Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues' Credit - Courtesy of Apple TV+ Determining the...
Satchmo documentary delves into the wonders — and hardships — of his world
Columbia Daily Tribune via Yahoo News· 2 years agoDuring the past few years, there have been an abundance of music documentaries. Some are released in...
‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues’ Uses Never-Before-Heard Audio Tapes To Reveal Complicated Man...
Deadline via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIf they’re good, music documentaries can serve as a time machine — an immersive experience that...
Opinion: For the greats of the jazz age, life on the road was perilous as well as glamorous
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDuke Ellington, Count Basie and Louis Armstrong created a template for what it means for a musician...
Flip Your Lid Over This Swingin’ Sampling of Slang From America’s Greatest Jazzmen
Billboard via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoJazzmen had their own lexicon, reflecting their takes on music, life, and fellow artists. The...
Black cultural greats helped America realize segregation had to be left in the past | Opinion
Durham Herald-Sun via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThis week’s 70th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s epoch-making Brown v. Board of Education ruling...
10 cool things to do in Columbus this weekend (March 22-24)
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 2 months agoLegendary trumpeter Louis Armstrong said that music is life itself. Satchmo's sage words could very...