Louis Armstrong
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1901-08-04
Day of Death
1971-07-06 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Louis Armstrong
Biography
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.
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Known For
Acting
(2024)
Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
The Sound of 007
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues
as Self (archive footage)
(2022)
Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
as Self (archive Voice)
(2021)
Dark Eyes
as Self (archive footage)
(2021)
Louis Armstrong in Concert
as Self - Performer
(2018)
The Jazz Ambassadors
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
as Self (archive footage)
(2014)
(2013)
(2012)
…Sings Musicals
as Self (archive footage)
(2011)
Bert Stern - Original Madman
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
(2008)
(2008)
Jazz Evolution
as Self - Trumpet
(2007)
Music Inn
as Himself (archive footage)
(2007)
(2006)
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
as Self (archive footage)
(2006)
Louis Armstrong: Live in '59
as Trumpet, Vocal
(2005)
Året var 1955
as Self (archive footage)
(2005)
Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection
as Himself
(2005)
Louis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
as Trumpet/Vocals
(2004)
The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
The Story Of The Blues
as Self
(2003)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
as Self (Archive Footage)
(2002)
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)
(2001)
Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
as Himself (archive footage)
(1999)
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
as Self (archive footage)
(1997)
(1993)
The Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
as Self (archive footage)
(1993)
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as Self (archive footage)
(1993)
Benny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
as Self (archive footage)
(1992)
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
as Self (archival footage)
(1991)
The Magic of Bing Crosby
as Self (archive footage)
(1982)
(1976)
That's Entertainment, Part II
as (archive footage)
(1974)
(1970)
Why America
as Self (archive footage)
(1969)
Hello, Dolly!
as Orchestra Leader
(1966)
A Man Called Adam
as Willie Ferguson
(1966)
(1965)
Hallo Satchmo
as Self
(1965)
When the Boys Meet the Girls
as Louise Armstrong
(1965)
Louis Armstrong v Praze
as Self
(1964)
Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
as Chanteur, Trompettiste,
(1963)
(1962)
(1961)
Paris Blues
as Wild Man Moore
(1961)
Auf Wiedersehen
as er selbst
(1960)
Jazz on a Summer's Day
as Self
(1959)
The Five Pennies
as Louis Armstrong
(1959)
The Beat Generation
as Louis Armstrong
(1959)
La Paloma
as Louis Armstrong
(1959)
Kærlighedens melodi
as Musician with Orchestra
(1957)
The Edsel Show
as Self
(1957)
(1956)
High Society
as Self
(1956)
Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)
(1954)
The Glenn Miller Story
as Louis Armstrong
(1953)
Saluti e baci
as himself
(1952)
Glory Alley
as Shadow Johnson
(1951)
The Strip
as Himself
(1951)
Here Comes the Groom
as Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
(1950)
I'm in the Revue
as Band Leader
(1948)
A Song Is Born
as Louis Armstrong
(1947)
New Orleans
as Himself
(1945)
Pillow to Post
as Orchestra Leader
(1944)
Atlantic City
as Himself
(1944)
Jam Session
as Himself
(1943)
Cabin in the Sky
as The Trumpeter
(1943)
Show-Business at War
as Self
(1942)
Shine
as Self
(1942)
Sleepy Time Down South
as Self
(1942)
Swingin' on Nothin'
as Self
(1941)
Birth of the Blues
as Self (archive footage)
(1938)
Going Places
as Gabe
(1938)
Doctor Rhythm
as Trumpet Player
(1937)
Artists & Models
as Self
(1937)
Every Day's a Holiday
as Louis Armstrong
(1936)
Pennies from Heaven
as Henry
(1934)
(1934)
Louis Armstrong in Copenhagen
as Himself
(1932)
I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
as Louis Armstrong
(1932)
A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
as Himself
(1930)
Ex-Flame
as Louis Armstrong
Crew
(2025)
Memories
Music
(2025)
Key of Gibraltar
Songs
(2023)
Espetáculo
Music
(2023)
'Tis The Season
Music
(2021)
Tight Shoes
Compositor
(1969)