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
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movieSoundtrack to a Coup d'Etat
2024
Self (archive footage)
movieColdplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires
2022
Self (voice) (archive sound)
movieThe Sound of 007
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieLouis Armstrong's Black & Blues
2022
Self (archive footage)
movieDark Eyes
2021
Self (archive footage)
Louis Armstrong in Concert
2021
Self - Performer (archive footage)
movieEric Burdon: Rock 'n' Roll Animal
2019
Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
movieThe Jazz Ambassadors
2018
Self (archive footage)
movieBing Crosby: Rediscovered
2014
Self (archive footage)
movieJazz Legends in Their Own Words
2014
Self (archive footage)
movie…Sings Musicals
2012
Self (archive footage)
movieJazz Evolution
2008
Self - Trumpet
movieMusic Inn
2007
Himself (archive footage)
movieLouis Armstrong: Live in '59
2006
Trumpet, Vocal
movieFrankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
Self (archive footage)
movieÅret var 1955
2005
Self (archive footage)
movieLouis Armstrong: The Louis Armstrong Show
2005
Trumpet/Vocals
movieThe Harlem Renaissance
2004
Self (archive footage)
Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
2003
Self (Archive Footage)
movieIt's Black Entertainment
2002
Self (archive footage)
movieLouis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
2001
Himself (archive footage)
tvJazz
2001
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong
1999
Self (archive footage)
movieThe World of Polygoon
1994
Self (archive footage)
movieBenny Goodman - Adventures In The Kingdom Of Swing
1993
Self (archive footage)
movieBluesland: A Portrait in American Music
1993
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Best Of Danny Kaye - The Television Years
1993
Self (archive footage)
movieSatchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
1992
Self (archival footage)
movieThe Magic of Bing Crosby
1991
Self (archive footage)
movieThat's Entertainment, Part II
1976
(archive footage)
movieWhy America
1970
Self (archive footage)
movieHello, Dolly!
1969
Orchestra Leader
tvThe Dick Cavett Show
1968
Self - Guest
tvOmnibus
1967
Self
movieA Man Called Adam
1966
Willie Ferguson
Rhein-Melodie - Wein, Gesang und gute Laune
1966
himself
movieWhen the Boys Meet the Girls
1965
Louise Armstrong
tvShindig!
1964
Self - Singer / Self
movieLouis Armstrong: Live in Australia
1964
Chanteur, Trompettiste,
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
Self / Self (archive footage)
movieAuf Wiedersehen
1961
er selbst
movieParis Blues
1961
Wild Man Moore
movieKærlighedens melodi
1959
Musician with Orchestra
movieLa Paloma
1959
Louis Armstrong
movieThe Beat Generation
1959
Louis Armstrong
movieThe Five Pennies
1959
Louis Armstrong
tvDiscorama
1959
Self
movieHigh Society
1956
Louis Armstrong
tvThe Steve Allen Show
1956
Self - Jazz Trumpeter
movieJazz Ball
1956
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Glenn Miller Story
1954
Louis Armstrong
movieSaluti e baci
1953
himself
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
movieGlory Alley
1952
Shadow Johnson
movieHere Comes the Groom
1951
Louis Armstrong (uncredited)
movieThe Strip
1951
Himself
movieI'm in the Revue
1950
Band Leader
movieA Song Is Born
1948
Louis Armstrong
movieNew Orleans
1947
Himself
moviePillow to Post
1945
Orchestra Leader
movieAtlantic City
1944
Himself
movieJam Session
1944
Himself
movieCabin in the Sky
1943
The Trumpeter
movieShine
1942
Self
movieBirth of the Blues
1941
Self (archive footage)
movieDoctor Rhythm
1938
Trumpet Player
movieEvery Day's a Holiday
1937
Louis Armstrong
movieI'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You
1932
Louis Armstrong
movieEx-Flame
1930
Louis Armstrong
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Crew1
movieTight Shoes
2021
Compositor