Louis Armstrong

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

110

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 Dick Cavett Show

    The Dick Cavett Show

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Atlantic City

    Atlantic City

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Jam Session

    Jam Session

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • Doctor Rhythm

    Doctor Rhythm

  • Hello, Dolly!

    Hello, Dolly!

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • Discorama

    Discorama

  • The Strip

    The Strip

  • Shine

    Shine

  • High Society

    High Society

  • Auf Wiedersehen

    Auf Wiedersehen

  • Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

    Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • The Flip Wilson Show

    The Flip Wilson Show

  • …Sings Musicals

    …Sings Musicals

  • Pillow to Post

    Pillow to Post

  • Dark Eyes

    Dark Eyes

  • Artists & Models

    Artists & Models

  • Hallo Satchmo

    Hallo Satchmo

  • Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans

  • Shindig!

    Shindig!

  • Shindig!

    Shindig!

  • Kærlighedens melodi

    Kærlighedens melodi

  • The Johnny Cash Show

    The Johnny Cash Show

  • Paris Blues

    Paris Blues

  • Jazz

    Jazz

  • The Pearl Bailey Show

    The Pearl Bailey Show

  • The Story Of The Blues

    The Story Of The Blues

  • Jazz Evolution

    Jazz Evolution

  • A Song Is Born

    A Song Is Born

  • The Glenn Miller Story

    The Glenn Miller Story

  • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

  • The Five Pennies

    The Five Pennies

  • The Sound of 007

    The Sound of 007

  • København, Kalundborg og -?

    København, Kalundborg og -?

  • Here Comes the Groom

    Here Comes the Groom

  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • A Man Called Adam

    A Man Called Adam

  • The Beat Generation

    The Beat Generation

  • It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

  • Cabin in the Sky

    Cabin in the Sky

  • The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

    The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

  • Going Places

    Going Places

  • Birth of the Blues

    Birth of the Blues

  • The Harlem Renaissance

    The Harlem Renaissance

  • Glory Alley

    Glory Alley

  • Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

    Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

  • La Paloma

    La Paloma

  • When the Boys Meet the Girls

    When the Boys Meet the Girls

  • Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

  • Berlin-Melodie

    Berlin-Melodie

  • The All-Star Christmas Show

    The All-Star Christmas Show

  • Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

    Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

  • A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

    A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

  • Saluti e baci

    Saluti e baci

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

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

  • Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen

    Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen

  • The Edsel Show

    The Edsel Show

  • Every Day's a Holiday

    Every Day's a Holiday

  • Jazz on a Summer's Day

    Jazz on a Summer's Day

  • Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett

    Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett

  • The Jazz Ambassadors

    The Jazz Ambassadors

  • Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

  • Music Inn

    Music Inn

  • Louis Armstrong: Live in '59

    Louis Armstrong: Live in '59

  • I'm in the Revue

    I'm in the Revue

  • Disneyland After Dark

    Disneyland After Dark

  • Film Tribute Video Vol.1

    Film Tribute Video Vol.1

  • Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

    Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

  • The Day of the Oath

    The Day of the Oath

  • Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

    Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

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

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

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

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

  • 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

  • Ex-Flame

    Ex-Flame

  • The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

  • Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show

    Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show

  • The Magic of Bing Crosby

    The Magic of Bing Crosby

  • Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

    Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

  • The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best

    The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best

  • Jazz Ball

    Jazz Ball

  • Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

    Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

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

    Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

  • Sleepy Time Down South

    Sleepy Time Down South

  • Året var 1955

    Året var 1955

  • Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

    Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

  • Louis Armstrong in Concert

    Louis Armstrong in Concert

  • On the Road with Duke Ellington

    On the Road with Duke Ellington

  • Louis Armstrong v Praze

    Louis Armstrong v Praze

  • Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune

    Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune

  • Satchmo the Great

    Satchmo the Great

  • Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

    Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

  • Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing

    Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing

  • Why America

    Why America

  • Swingin' on Nothin'

    Swingin' on Nothin'

  • Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion

    Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion