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Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was a trumpet player, singer, and bandleader, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists in the history of jazz. Armstrong was born and brought up in New Orleans, a culturally diverse town with a unique musical mix of creole, ragtime, marching bands, and blues. Although from an early age he was able to play music professionally, he didn't travel far from New Orleans until 1922, when he went to Chicago to join his mentor, King Oliver. |
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Latest News in english
about Louis Armstrong
Jeu da Paume to Open Exhibition of Photographs by Lisette Model Date: 25 Dec 2009
Art Daily -
Lisette Model, Louis Armstrong, c. 1954-1956. Tirage gélatino-argentique d’époque. 27,2 x 34,8 cm.
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Louisiana rice may rival Thai jasmine grain in US Date: 23 Dec 2009
Thailandnews.net -
In a Thursday, Dec. 10, 2009 photo,The label of LSU's Jazzmen rice features trumpeter Louis Armstrong, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber)
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Louisiana 'jazzman' rice may rival Thai jasmine grain in U.S. Date: 23 Dec 2009
New Orleans Times-Picayune -
The Associated PressThe label of LSU's Jazzmen rice features trumpeter Louis Armstrong, in New Orleans. Jazzman rice could give Thai Jasmine grain rice a run for its money in U.S. business.The U.S. rice industry is making way for Jazzman....
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Satchmo, warts and all, in 'Pops' Date: 23 Dec 2009
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune -
With his fun-loving stage persona and his mastery of music, he was beloved by people as varied as Johnny Cash, Jackson Pollock and Orson Wells. But there was more to Louis Armstrong than his artistic talent.
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'Pops' tells Armstrong's story using his own words Date: 22 Dec 2009
The Cincinnati Enquirer -
Louis Armstrong understood the drama of his life and did a lot to document it in letters and on tape. Terry Teachout has put that wealth of material to good use in "Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong."
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Review: Sachmo, warts and all, in `Pops' Date: 21 Dec 2009
Yahoo.com -
"Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong," (Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt, 512 pages, $30), by Terry Teachout: With his fun-loving stage persona and his mastery of music, he was beloved by people as varied as Johnny Cash, Jackson Pollock and Orson Wells. But there was more to Louis Armstrong than his artistic talent.
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'Pops' shows Louis Armstrong larger than life, tougher and harder than image Date: 21 Dec 2009
Kitchener - Waterloo Record -
"Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong"
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Louis Armstrong profiled in new book Date: 19 Dec 2009
The Oklahoman -
Terry Teachout’s "Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $30) is a thorough account of Armstrong’s life, enhanced by the use of two autobiographies and hundreds of tapes left by Armstrong. Louis "Satchmo” Armstrong was an American icon. He revolutionized music and helped popularize jazz throughout the world.For five decades, his trumpet playing and his gravelly voice were ...
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