Louis Armstrong
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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
Credits
High Society (1956)
as Louis Armstrong
Hello, Dolly! (1969)
as Orchestra Leader
The Glenn Miller Story (1954)
as Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Paris Blues (1961)
as Wild Man Moore
A Song Is Born (1948)
as Louis Armstrong
Auf Wiedersehen (1961)
as er selbst
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat (2024)
as Self (archive footage)
The Sound of 007 (2022)
as Self (archive footage)
Saluti e baci (1953)
as himself
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires (2022)
as Self (voice) (archive sound)
Show-Business at War (1943)
as Self
The Five Pennies (1959)
as Louis Armstrong
Pennies from Heaven (1936)
as Henry
That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)
as (archive footage)
Bert Stern - Original Madman (2011)
Actor
A Man Called Adam (1966)
as Willie Ferguson
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965)
as Louise Armstrong
Going Places (1938)
as Gabe
Glory Alley (1952)
as Shadow Johnson
Cabin in the Sky (1943)
as The Trumpeter
The Strip (1951)
as Himself
New Orleans (1947)
as Himself
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
The Beat Generation (1959)
as Louis Armstrong
It's Black Entertainment (2002)
as Self (archive footage)
Shine (1942)
as Self
Jazz Evolution (2008)
as Self - Trumpet
Here Comes the Groom (1951)
as Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
Every Day's a Holiday (1937)
as Louis Armstrong
I'm in the Revue (1950)
as Band Leader
Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)
as Self
Pillow to Post (1945)
as Orchestra Leader
The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)
as Self
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
København, Kalundborg og -? (1934)
Actor
The World of Polygoon (1994)
as Self (archive footage)
Birth of the Blues (1941)
as Self (archive footage)
Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet (1982)
as Self
The Harlem Renaissance (2004)
as Self (archive footage)
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)
as Self (archival footage)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer (2006)
as Self (archive footage)
Artists & Models (1937)
as Self
The Jazz Ambassadors (2018)
as Self (archive footage)
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You (1932)
as Louis Armstrong
…Sings Musicals (2012)
as Self (archive footage)
Doctor Rhythm (1938)
as Trumpet Player
The Edsel Show (1957)
as Self
Atlantic City (1944)
as Himself
Louis Armstrong v Praze (1965)
as Self
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
Kærlighedens melodi (1959)
as Musician with Orchestra
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia (1964)
as Chanteur, Trompettiste,
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong (1999)
as Self (archive footage)
Eric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal (2019)
as Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
Disneyland After Dark (1962)
Actor
The Day of the Oath (1965)
as Self
Sleepy Time Down South (1942)
as Self
Berlin-Melodie (1963)
Actor
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59 (2006)
as Trumpet, Vocal
Jazz Ball (1956)
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show (2005)
as Trumpet/Vocals
The Story Of The Blues (2004)
as Self
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001 (2001)
as Himself (archive footage)
Music Inn (2007)
as Himself (archive footage)
Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory (1997)
Actor
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932)
as Himself
Dark Eyes (2021)
as Self (archive footage)
Jam Session (1944)
as Himself
Ex-Flame (1930)
as Louis Armstrong
Året var 1955 (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love (2003)
as Self (Archive Footage)
Jazz Legends in Their Own Words (2014)
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong & Benny Goodman - Sounds in Motion (2000)
Actor
The Magic of Bing Crosby (1991)
as Self (archive footage)
Satchmo the Great (1957)
Actor
La Paloma (1959)
as Louis Armstrong
The Best Of Louis Armstrong: Satchmo At His Best (2009)
as Self
Hallo Satchmo (1965)
as Self
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune (1966)
as himself
Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong (2008)
as Self
Swing With Louis Armstrong, Benny Goodman and Tony Bennett (2001)
Actor
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen (1934)
as Himself
On the Road with Duke Ellington (1974)
as Self
Swingin' on Nothin' (1942)
as Self
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (2005)
as Himself
Why America (1970)
as Self (archive footage)
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again (2013)
as Self
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing (1993)
as Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962 (2007)
as Self
Louis Armstrong in Concert (2021)
as Self - Performer (archive footage)