Louis Armstrong
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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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Acted in
Soundtrack to a Coup d'État
2024
as Self (archive footage)
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
2022
as Self (archive Voice)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
as Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007
2022
as Self (archive footage)
Dark Eyes
2021
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong in Concert
2021
as Self - Performer
The Jazz Ambassadors
2018
as Self (archive footage)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
as Self (archive footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
as Self
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
2013
as Self
…Sings Musicals
2012
as Self (archive footage)
Bert Stern: Original Madman
2011
as Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best
2009
as Self
Jazz Evolution
2008
as Self - Trumpet
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
2008
as Self
Music Inn
2007
as Himself (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
2007
as Self
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
2006
as Trumpet, Vocal
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
as Self (archive footage)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
2005
as Himself
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
2005
as Trumpet/Vocals
The Story Of The Blues
2004
as Self
The Harlem Renaissance
2004
as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003
as Self (Archive Footage)
It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
2001
as Himself (archive footage)
Jazz
2001
as Self (archive footage)
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
1999
as Self (archive footage)
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory
1997
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
as Self (archive footage)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993
as Self (archive footage)
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992
The Magic of Bing Crosby
1991
as Self (archive footage)
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet
1982
as Self
That's Entertainment, Part II
1976
as (archive footage)
On the Road with Duke Ellington
1974
as Self
The Pearl Bailey Show
1971
as Self
The Flip Wilson Show
1970
as Self
Why America
1970
as Self (archive footage)
Hello, Dolly!
1969
as Orchestra Leader
A Man Called Adam
1966
as Willie Ferguson
Best of The Dean Martin Variety Show
1966
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
1966
as himself
When the Boys Meet the Girls
1965
as Louise Armstrong
Hallo Satchmo
1965
as Self
Louis Armstrong v Praze
1965
as Self
Shindig!
1964
as Self - Singer
Shindig!
1964
as Self
The Hollywood Palace
1964
as Self - Singer
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
1964
as Chanteur, Trompettiste,
The Danny Kaye Show
1963
as Self
Berlin-Melodie
1963
Disneyland After Dark
1962
Auf Wiedersehen
1961
as er selbst
Paris Blues
1961
as Wild Man Moore
Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960
as Self
Kærlighedens melodi
1959
as Musician with Orchestra
La Paloma
1959
as Louis Armstrong
The Beat Generation
1959
as Louis Armstrong
The Five Pennies
1959
as Louis Armstrong
The Bell Telephone Hour
1959
as Self
Kraft Music Hall
1958
as Self
The Edsel Show
1957
as Self
Satchmo the Great
1957
DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Self
The Dinah Shore Chevy Show
1956
as Self
High Society
1956
as Self
The Steve Allen Show
1956
as Self - Jazz Trumpeter
Jazz Ball
1956
as Self (archive footage)
The Glenn Miller Story
1954
as Louis Armstrong
Saluti e baci
1953
as himself
The Oscars
1953
as Self
Glory Alley
1952
as Shadow Johnson
Here Comes the Groom
1951
as Himself
The Strip
1951
as Himself
The Colgate Comedy Hour
1950
as Self
I'm in the Revue
1950
as Band Leader
What's My Line?
1950
as Self - Mystery Guest
A Song Is Born
1948
as Louis Armstrong
New Orleans
1947
as Himself
Pillow to Post
1945
as Orchestra Leader
Atlantic City
1944
as Himself
Jam Session
1944
as Himself
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
Cabin in the Sky
1943
as The Trumpeter
Sleepy Time Down South
1942
as Self
Shine
1942
as Self
Swingin' on Nothin'
1942
as Self
Birth of the Blues
1941
as Self (archive footage)
Going Places
1938
as Gabe
Doctor Rhythm
1938
as Trumpet Player
Every Day's a Holiday
1937
as Louis Armstrong
Artists & Models
1937
as Self
Pennies from Heaven
1936
as Henry
København, Kalundborg og -?
1934
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
1934
as Himself
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
1932
as Louis Armstrong
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
1932
as Himself
Ex-Flame
1930
as Louis Armstrong