Louis Armstrong
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Culture (language, religion, ethnicity, etc.):
Armstrong (1901-71) was an African American jazz trumpeter & vocalist. Known by the nicknames "Satchmo", "Satch" & "Pops", he was one of the most influential figures in jazz - his life & work spanning many jazz periods.
Louis Armstrong: A Cultural Legacy
1954 autobiography - Satchmo: My Life in New Orleans (free download)
Discography: https://www.discogs.com/artist/38201
Louis Armstrong House Museum (in northern Queens NY) https://www.louisarmstronghouse.org/
Song Videos
| Ain't Misbehavin' | RA: Jazz | p. 141 |
| All of Me | ||
| As time goes by | RA: Golden | p. 98 |
| Cheek to cheek | RA: Jazz | p. 142 |
| Dinah | RA: Jazz | p. 142 |
| Don't Get Around Much Anymore | RA: Jazz | p. 142 |
| Dream a Little Dream of Me | RUS: Golden | p. 78 |
| Georgia on my mind | RA: Jazz | p. 143 |
| Go Down Moses | RUS: Freedom | p. 59 |
| Hesitation blues | RA: Blues | p. 10 |
| I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby | RA: Jazz | p. 143 |
| It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) | ||
| On the sunny side of the street | RA: Jazz | p. 145 |
| (Our) Love Is Here to Stay | RA: Jazz | p. 145 |
| Summertime | RUS: Lullabies | p. 135 |
| They Can't Take That Away from Me | RA: Jazz | p. 146 |
| La vie en rose | RA: Love | p. 156 |
| What a Wonderful World | RA: Hope | p. 140 |
| When the red red robin | RA: Golden | p. 102 |
| When the Saints Go Marching In | RUS: Spirituals | p. 213 |
| When you're smiling | RA: Jazz | p. 146 |
