except what's really interesting about these recordings A.B., which we think everybody ought to have as part of their Basic Jazz Record Library, Louis Armstrong's Hot Fives and Hot Sevens ...

Mosaic Records has announced the April 10, 2021 release of The Complete Louis Armstrong Columbia & RCA Victor Studio Sessions 1946 - 66, a 7-CD boxed ... from the original metal parts.

“I Want to Hold Your Hand” spent seven weeks at No. 1, followed by “She Loves You” for two weeks and “Can’t Buy Me Love” for five ... of Fame. Armstrong’s Hot 100 Record Was ...

It is hard to overstate the incredible reach of Louis Armstrong. The music he made touched everyone who heard it, and revolutionized American entertainment in ways we can still hear today.

Many people remember Louis Armstrong ... playing was red hot, with a wide-open passion that stretched from his heart to yours. The best way to appreciate Armstrong when his star shone brightest is to ...

July 4, 2000, Little Rock, AR. Perpetuating a Myth. It was recently determined that Louis Armstrong's birthday is August 4, 1901. Armstrong himself is on record as stating his birthday as July 4, 1900 ...

The superlatives have been floated for decades: the Rosetta Stone of jazz, the roadmap of American music, the musical shot heard 'round the world. These late-Twenties recording sessions predate ...