Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

A courageous and visionary musician, composer, singer, entertainer, ambassador, and character-at-large, Armstrong changed jazz, and, to some extent, the world. (Rick Koster, Louisiana Music p. 9)

Chambers Biographival Dictionary entry

Iconic. File under: Originals and originators

Discography: Selected singles     Original albums 1951-57     1958-70     

Signifiocant posthumous releases

In the music library: The Complete Hot Five and Hot Seven Recordings     

Jazz Greats     The Sound Of The City - New OrleansWest End Blues

Doctors, Professors, Kings & Queens: The Big Ol' Box Of New OrleansDo You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans?; Potato Head Blues

Links: Wikipedia   Louis Armstrong House Museum   AllMusic     Biography.com     

The Red Hot Jazz Archive     What Louis Armstrong Really Thinks     'Pops': Louis Armstrong, In His Own Words

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