
Louis Armstrong
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Born 1901-08-04 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA · Died 1971-07-06
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.
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Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
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Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
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The Sound of 007
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
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Dark Eyes
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Louis Armstrong in Concert
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Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
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The Jazz Ambassadors
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Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
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Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
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Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
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…Sings Musicals
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Bert Stern - Original Madman
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
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Jazz Evolution
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Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
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Music Inn
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Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
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Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
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Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
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Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
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Året var 1955
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Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
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The Story Of The Blues
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The Harlem Renaissance
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Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
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It's Black Entertainment
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Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett

Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
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Jazz
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