Louis Armstrong
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of jazz. He received numerous accolades including the Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for Hello, Dolly! in 1965, as well as a posthumous win for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972, and induction into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2017. Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. Around 1922, he followed his mentor, Joe "King" Oliver, to Chicago to play in the Creole Jazz Band. He earned a reputation at "cutting contests", and his fame reached band leader Fletcher Henderson. He moved to New York City, where he became a featured and musically influential band soloist and recording artist. By the 1950s, he was a national musical icon, assisted in part, by his appearances on radio and in film and television, in addition to his concerts. His best known songs include "What a Wonderful World", "La Vie en Rose", "Hello, Dolly!", "On the Sunny Side of the Street", "Dream a Little Dream of Me", "When You're Smiling" and "When the Saints Go Marching In". He collaborated with Ella Fitzgerald producing three records together Ella and Louis (1956), Ella and Louis Again (1957), and Porgy and Bess (1959). He also appeared in films such as A Rhapsody in Black and Blue (1932), Cabin in the Sky (1943), High Society (1956), Paris Blues (1961), A Man Called Adam (1966), and Hello, Dolly! (1969). With his instantly recognizable rich, gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer and skillful improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song. He was also skilled at scat singing. By the end of Armstrong's life, his influence had spread to popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first popular African-American entertainers to "cross over" to wide popularity with white (and international) audiences. He rarely publicly discussed racial issues, to the dismay of fellow African Americans, but took a well-publicized stand for desegregation in the Little Rock crisis. He was able to access the upper echelons of American society at a time when this was difficult for black men. |
Birth and Death Data: Born August 4, 1901 (New Orleans), Died July 6, 1971 (New York City)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1969
Roles Represented in DAHR: trumpet, vocalist, leader, cornet, composer, songwriter, speaker, lyricist
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Recordings (Results 201-225 of 780 records)
Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
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OKeh | W80838 | 10-in. | 5/6/1927 | Have you ever been down? | Sippie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with clarinet, cornet, and piano | instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W80839 | 10-in. | 5/6/1927 | Lazy man blues | Sippie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with clarinet, cornet, and piano | instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W80840 | 10-in. | 5/6/1927 | The flood blues | Sippie Wallace | Female vocal solo, with instrumental ensemble | instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W80847 | 10-in. | 5/7/1927 | Willie the weeper | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W80848 | 10-in. | 5/7/1927 | Wild man blues | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble | leader, composer, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W80851 | 10-in. | 5/9/1927 | Chicago breakdown | Louis Armstrong ; Earl Hines ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W80854 | 10-in. | 5/10/1927 | Alligator crawl | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W80855 | 10-in. | 5/10/1927 | Potato head blues | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble | leader, composer, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W80862 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | Melancholy blues | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W80863 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | Weary blues | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five | Jazz/dance ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W80864 | 10-in. | 5/11/1927 | Twelfth Street rag | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W80876 | 10-in. | 5/13/1927 | Keyhole blues | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo (scat) | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W80877 | 10-in. | 5/14/1927 | Gully low blues | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader, lyricist, composer, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W80884 | 10-in. | 5/14/1927 | That's when I'll come back to you | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble, with female-male vocal duet | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W81126 | 10-in. | 5/13/1927 | S. O. L. blues | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, trumpet, cornet | |
OKeh | W81302 | 10-in. | 9/2/1927 | Put 'em down blues | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo | leader, composer, lyricist, instrumentalist, cornet, vocalist | |
OKeh | W81310 | 10-in. | 9/2/1927 | Ory's Creole trombone | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W81317 | 10-in. | 9/6/1927 | The last time | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Seven | Jazz/dance ensemble, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W82037 | 10-in. | 12/9/1927 | Struttin' with some barbecue | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five | Jazz/dance ensemble | leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W82038 | 10-in. | 12/9/1927 | Got no blues | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five | Jazz/dance quintet | leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W82039 | 10-in. | 12/10/1927 | Once in awhile | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five | Jazz/dance quintet | leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W82040 | 10-in. | 12/10/1927 | I'm not rough | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five | Jazz/dance quintet, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W82055 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Hotter than that | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five | Jazz/dance sextet, with male vocal solo | vocalist, leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W82056 | 10-in. | 12/13/1927 | Savoy blues | Louis Armstrong ; Hot Five | Jazz/dance sextet | leader, instrumentalist, cornet | |
OKeh | W152087 | 10-in. | 1/25/1932 | Kickin' the gong around | Louis Armstrong Orchestra | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, vocalist, instrumentalist, trumpet |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Armstrong, Louis," accessed November 24, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101863.
Armstrong, Louis. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/101863.
"Armstrong, Louis." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 November 2024.
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