Known for
Acting
Born
August 4, 1901
Birthplace
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died
July 6, 1971 (aged 69)
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.
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as Self (archive footage)
2023
Music
2022
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2022
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2022
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2021
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2021
Compositor
2021
as Self - Performer (archive footage)
2019
as Self (Archive Footage) (Uncredited)
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as Self (archive footage)
2014
as Self (archive footage)
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as Self (archive footage)
2013
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2011
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2008
as Self - Trumpet
2008
2007
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2007
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as Trumpet, Vocal