Louis Armstrong

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

109

Gender

Male

Birthday

1901-08-04

Day of death

1971-07-06 (69 years old)

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.

Known For

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Discorama

    Discorama

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • The Flip Wilson Show

    The Flip Wilson Show

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • Shindig!

    Shindig!

  • Shindig!

    Shindig!

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Why America

    Why America

  • Every Day's a Holiday

    Every Day's a Holiday

  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

  • Pillow to Post

    Pillow to Post

  • Jazz on a Summer's Day

    Jazz on a Summer's Day

  • High Society

    High Society

  • The Sound of 007

    The Sound of 007

  • Here Comes the Groom

    Here Comes the Groom

  • The Johnny Cash Show

    The Johnny Cash Show

  • Birth of the Blues

    Birth of the Blues

  • The Glenn Miller Story

    The Glenn Miller Story

  • On the Road with Duke Ellington

    On the Road with Duke Ellington

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

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

  • Jazz

    Jazz

  • The Beat Generation

    The Beat Generation

  • Kærlighedens melodi

    Kærlighedens melodi

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans

  • Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

  • The Five Pennies

    The Five Pennies

  • Hello, Dolly!

    Hello, Dolly!

  • Doctor Rhythm

    Doctor Rhythm

  • Ex-Flame

    Ex-Flame

  • A Song Is Born

    A Song Is Born

  • I'm in the Revue

    I'm in the Revue

  • Jazz Ball

    Jazz Ball

  • The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

  • Dark Eyes

    Dark Eyes

  • A Man Called Adam

    A Man Called Adam

  • …Sings Musicals

    …Sings Musicals

  • Artists & Models

    Artists & Models

  • The Pearl Bailey Show

    The Pearl Bailey Show

  • Auf Wiedersehen

    Auf Wiedersehen

  • The Day of the Oath

    The Day of the Oath

  • Saluti e baci

    Saluti e baci

  • Going Places

    Going Places

  • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

  • Shine

    Shine

  • Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

    Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

  • La Paloma

    La Paloma

  • Hallo Satchmo

    Hallo Satchmo

  • The Strip

    The Strip

  • Glory Alley

    Glory Alley

  • Atlantic City

    Atlantic City

  • Berlin-Melodie

    Berlin-Melodie

  • Jam Session

    Jam Session

  • The Jazz Ambassadors

    The Jazz Ambassadors

  • Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

    Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

  • Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

    Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

  • Music Inn

    Music Inn

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • The Edsel Show

    The Edsel Show

  • Satchmo the Great

    Satchmo the Great

  • Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

    Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

  • Paris Blues

    Paris Blues

  • The Harlem Renaissance

    The Harlem Renaissance

  • I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You

    I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You

  • Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

  • A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

    A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

  • Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

    Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

  • Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

  • Disneyland After Dark

    Disneyland After Dark

  • Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

    Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

  • When the Boys Meet the Girls

    When the Boys Meet the Girls

  • Louis Armstrong: Live in '59

    Louis Armstrong: Live in '59

  • It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

  • Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

    Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

  • Jazz Evolution

    Jazz Evolution

  • Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen

    Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen

  • The All-Star Christmas Show

    The All-Star Christmas Show

  • Cabin in the Sky

    Cabin in the Sky

  • Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune

    Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune

  • The Magic of Bing Crosby

    The Magic of Bing Crosby

  • København, Kalundborg og -?

    København, Kalundborg og -?

  • Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

    Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

  • Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

    Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

  • Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett

    Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett

  • The Story Of The Blues

    The Story Of The Blues

  • The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best

    The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best

  • Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show

    Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show

  • Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion

    Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion

  • Louis Armstrong v Praze

    Louis Armstrong v Praze

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

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

  • Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962

    Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962

  • Swingin' on Nothin'

    Swingin' on Nothin'

  • The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

    The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

  • Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing

    Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing

  • Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet

    Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet

  • Sleepy Time Down South

    Sleepy Time Down South

  • Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

    Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

  • Året var 1955

    Året var 1955

  • Louis Armstrong in Concert

    Louis Armstrong in Concert