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Armstrong is believed to have been born in New Orleans on August 4, 1901, but the date has been heavily debated. Armstrong himself often claimed he was born on July 4, 1900.
Lillian Hardin Armstrong (née Hardin; February 3, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer, and bandleader. She was the second wife of Louis Armstrong, with whom she collaborated on many recordings in the 1920s.
Little Satchmo is a 2022 documentary film about Louis Armstrong's secret daughter, Sharon Preston-Folta. The film is distributed by PBS International [1] and won an EMMY Award (2023 Outstanding Historical Documentary, Southeast). [2] It is directed by John Alexander [3] and produced by Lea Umberger and JC Guest.
In a way, James Monroe Iglehart feels a special kinship to Louis Armstrong. The Tony winner, 50, steps into the famed jazz singer’s shoes in the new Broadway musical A Wonderful World, which ...
The Louis Armstrong House is a historic house museum at 34-56 107th Street in the Corona neighborhood of Queens in New York City. [3] [4] It was the home of Louis Armstrong and his wife Lucille Wilson from 1943 until his death in 1971. Lucille gave ownership of it to the city of New York in order to create a museum focused on her husband.
Brandon Louis Armstrong, the music giant’s great-great nephew, makes his Broadway debut playing multiple parts in a new musical about the jazz legend’s life. NEW YORK (AP) — The new stage ...
A month after their second child was born, for Mother’s Day, Armstrong shared a sweet tribute to his wife. “Raising kids with a partner is a gamble,” he wrote in a now-private Instagram post.
Velma Middleton (September 1, 1917 – February 10, 1961) [1] was an American jazz vocalist and entertainer who sang with Louis Armstrong's big bands and small groups from 1942 until her death. Biography