BigList
Login / Sign up
Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)

Music TV Movie Documentary

Master of American Music

Release Date: 1992, January 1
Directors: Gary Giddins, Kendrick Simmons
Countries: Germany, United Kingdom, United States of America
Production: Toby byron/Multiprises, Taurus Film, Eagle Rock Entertainment, Merrywidow Films, Thirteen, Unladylike Productions, LLC, PBS, 1515 Productions Limited, Artemis Rising, DeepFocus Productions Inc.
Cast: Tony Bennett, Hattie Winston, Dexter Gordon, Melvin Van Peebles, Louis Armstrong, Dave Brubeck

Overview:

Satchmo. There are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied 20th-century American culture. He revolutionized the world of music and became one of the nation's most influential entertainers. No other performer of his era has such a profound effect as a singer as well as an instrumentalist.

Keywords:

biography jazz music history music documentary jazz singer or musician usa history pop culture african american musician trumpet player black music african american progress