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Louis Armstrong

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Birthdate

1901-08-04

Day of Death

1971-07-06

Place of Birth

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Louis Armstrong

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.

Filmography (90)

⭐ 7.8 Role: Self (archive footage)

Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

2024
⭐ 8.8 Role: Self (voice) (archive sound)

Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires

2022
⭐ 7.2 Role: Self (archive footage)

The Sound of 007

2022
⭐ 6.5 Role: Self (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Dark Eyes

2021
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⭐ 0 Role: Self - Performer (archive footage)

Louis Armstrong in Concert

2021
⭐ 0 Role: Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)

Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal

2019
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

The Jazz Ambassadors

2018
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

2014
⭐ 0 Role: Self (archive footage)

Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

2014
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⭐ 0 Role: Self

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again

2013
⭐ 7.0 Role: Self (archive footage)

…Sings Musicals

2012
⭐ 7.6 Role: Unknown

Bert Stern - Original Madman

2011
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⭐ 0 Role: Self

The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best

2009
⭐ 6.0 Role: Self - Trumpet

Jazz Evolution

2008