The revered trumpet player and singer Louis Armstrong defined jazz for generations. However, many causal listeners remain unaware of the aspects of his personal life that shaped the notes and ...
(JTA) — Hurricane Ida flattened the New Orleans home where a youthful Louis ... whistle was Armstrong’s first instrument. The Karnofsky patriarch bought Armstrong’s first trumpet, with ...
Louis Armstrong traveling by train during a tour ... let’s just let people know this is what it is. When that trumpet lick starts, you can feel the energy in the room come up.
Sammy Davis Jr and Louis Armstrong star in this gritty musical drama from 1960s. A brilliant trumpet player is haunted by the torments of his past. Can he escape his demons?