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

  • The Sound of 007

    The Sound of 007

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Omnibus

    Omnibus

  • The Steve Allen Show

    The Steve Allen Show

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Kraft Music Hall

    Kraft Music Hall

  • The Colgate Comedy Hour

    The Colgate Comedy Hour

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • Discorama

    Discorama

  • The Danny Kaye Show

    The Danny Kaye Show

  • Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

    Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

  • Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

    Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat

  • The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

    The Dinah Shore Chevy Show

  • Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

    Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

  • The Flip Wilson Show

    The Flip Wilson Show

  • Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

    Jazz Legends in Their Own Words

  • Hallo Satchmo

    Hallo Satchmo

  • The Bell Telephone Hour

    The Bell Telephone Hour

  • Shindig!

    Shindig!

  • Shindig!

    Shindig!

  • High Society

    High Society

  • The Hollywood Palace

    The Hollywood Palace

  • The Glenn Miller Story

    The Glenn Miller Story

  • The Strip

    The Strip

  • New Orleans

    New Orleans

  • Berlin-Melodie

    Berlin-Melodie

  • Ex-Flame

    Ex-Flame

  • Hello, Dolly!

    Hello, Dolly!

  • La Paloma

    La Paloma

  • Jazz Ball

    Jazz Ball

  • DuPont Show of the Month

    DuPont Show of the Month

  • Paris Blues

    Paris Blues

  • On the Road with Duke Ellington

    On the Road with Duke Ellington

  • The Jazz Ambassadors

    The Jazz Ambassadors

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

    Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

  • Doctor Rhythm

    Doctor Rhythm

  • The Johnny Cash Show

    The Johnny Cash Show

  • Jazz on a Summer's Day

    Jazz on a Summer's Day

  • Jazz

    Jazz

  • The Five Pennies

    The Five Pennies

  • …Sings Musicals

    …Sings Musicals

  • Kærlighedens melodi

    Kærlighedens melodi

  • Artists & Models

    Artists & Models

  • Dark Eyes

    Dark Eyes

  • Auf Wiedersehen

    Auf Wiedersehen

  • A Man Called Adam

    A Man Called Adam

  • Jam Session

    Jam Session

  • A Song Is Born

    A Song Is Born

  • Every Day's a Holiday

    Every Day's a Holiday

  • Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

    Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory

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

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

  • Disneyland After Dark

    Disneyland After Dark

  • Shine

    Shine

  • Saluti e baci

    Saluti e baci

  • That's Entertainment, Part II

    That's Entertainment, Part II

  • The Beat Generation

    The Beat Generation

  • Birth of the Blues

    Birth of the Blues

  • Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

    Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

  • Atlantic City

    Atlantic City

  • The Edsel Show

    The Edsel Show

  • Here Comes the Groom

    Here Comes the Groom

  • I'm in the Revue

    I'm in the Revue

  • The Pearl Bailey Show

    The Pearl Bailey Show

  • The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

    The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong

  • The Magic of Bing Crosby

    The Magic of Bing Crosby

  • Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

    Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

  • Pennies from Heaven

    Pennies from Heaven

  • Pillow to Post

    Pillow to Post

  • Why America

    Why America

  • Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune

    Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune

  • Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett

    Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett

  • When the Boys Meet the Girls

    When the Boys Meet the Girls

  • The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

    The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years

  • Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion

    Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion

  • Cabin in the Sky

    Cabin in the Sky

  • Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing

    Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing

  • Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

  • Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

  • The Harlem Renaissance

    The Harlem Renaissance

  • Glory Alley

    Glory Alley

  • Going Places

    Going Places

  • The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best

    The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best

  • 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: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

    Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

  • A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

    A Rhapsody in Black and Blue

  • Music Inn

    Music Inn

  • It's Black Entertainment

    It's Black Entertainment

  • The Story Of The Blues

    The Story Of The Blues

  • Jazz Evolution

    Jazz Evolution

  • København, Kalundborg og -?

    København, Kalundborg og -?

  • Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

    Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer

  • Louis Armstrong v Praze

    Louis Armstrong v Praze

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

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

  • Louis Armstrong: Live in '59

    Louis Armstrong: Live in '59

  • Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show

    Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show

  • The Day of the Oath

    The Day of the Oath

  • Film Tribute Video Vol.1

    Film Tribute Video Vol.1

  • Swingin' on Nothin'

    Swingin' on Nothin'

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

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

  • The All-Star Christmas Show

    The All-Star Christmas Show

  • Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962

    Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962

  • Satchmo the Great

    Satchmo the Great

  • Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

    Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection

  • Året var 1955

    Året var 1955

  • Louis Armstrong in Concert

    Louis Armstrong in Concert

  • Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

    Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

  • Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen

    Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen

  • Sleepy Time Down South

    Sleepy Time Down South