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William Armstrong abandoned the family shortly after that. [10] Louis Armstrong was raised by his grandmother until the age of five, when he was returned to his mother. [10] Armstrong spent his youth in poverty in a rough neighborhood known as The Battlefield, [11] on the southern section of Rampart Street. [12]
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.
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 ...
Faith Hill was adopted as an infant. She was able to find her biological mother and brother when she was in her 20s. “I have a lot of respect for my birth mother and no feelings of anger or any ...
Glaser was the son of a Chicago family of Russian Jewish origins. [3] [4] [5] After a series of irregular jobs (fight promoter, club manager), with the help of his alleged mob connections he started managing Louis Armstrong in May 1935.
The post Louis Armstrong’s Top 10 Favorite Foods appeared first on Taste of Home. The "What a Wonderful World" singer had a voracious appetite. He loved New Orleans classics like gumbo, po' boys ...
The adopted son of Ray Brown and Ella Fitzgerald, he was born in New York City, on 13 August 1949, to Fitzgerald's half-sister Frances. Nat King Cole, Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra and many others were regular visitors during his childhood. [1] After moving to California when he was 10, Ray discovered a passion for the drums and for singing.