Many people remember Louis Armstrong only as a popular entertainer ... He treaded lightly on the notes, whispering his feelings through the music. Armstrong was the antithesis of cool. His playing was ...

But besides the exhibition, Liz shares the distinction of a last name with someone who defines the concept of cool, Louis ... event.” Armstrong then moved to the Chi Chi. The club started ...

“Tell my story like it wuz, boys”, Louis Armstrong said ... It was with Okeh, of course, that Armstrong, then just 24, made the celebrated recordings with his Hot Five and Hot Seven bands ...

Donation Options Search Search Search Louis Armstrong plays in Paris on June 5 ... recorded in Chicago in 1928 with his storied Hot Five, Armstrong virtually invented the jazz solo.

According to Billboard, shortly before the Hot 100 achievement of “Hello, Dolly!,” Armstrong was asked by Newsweek how he felt about the song’s chart success, and he answered, “It’s ...

Louis Armstrong began his career in the bands of New Orleans' King Oliver and New York's Fletcher Henderson, at a time that was largely dominated by hokey vaudevillian pop music. Having gained a ...

The Hot Club of Philadelphia was started in 2001 by guitarist Barry Wahrhaftig. They are an acoustic ensemble, dedicated to playing 'Gypsy Jazz.' That's the term used to describe the music pioneered ...

It was one of his final live performances. On Jan. 29, 1971, 69-year-old Louis Armstrong walked onto the stage at the National Press Club to accept an award. He'd planned to perform a couple of ...

Alyn Shipton talks about the first great soloist in jazz, Louis Armstrong. Hymphrey Lyttelton ... Ranging from the early Hot Five days of the 1920s to his final triumphs with the All Stars ...

NEW YORK-- He's considered among the greatest musicians of all time, and although he was born in New Orleans, Louis Armstrong ... "That is Lucille Armstrong. She was a Cotton Club dancer," Bain ...