Louis Armstrong

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Louis Armstrong was the founding father of jazz and one of this century's towering cultural figures who forever changed the face of American music. Here to tell the story is Laurence Bergreen, who wrote the definitive biography on the man ...  Show more

June 28, 1928. Louis Armstrong is in the studio recording what he hopes will be another hit. His career is on the rise, but he’s not a household name yet. But he’s about to lay down a track – “West End Blues” – that won’t just change his career, but the entire genre of jazz. But ...  Show more

Lou's school of fish is filled with budding musicians, but nobody plays the trumpet quite like him. Is there any stage in the big blue sea that'll be ready for Lou's jazzy tunes?Inspired by the larger-than-life Louis Armstrong!Listen to Little Stories Everywhere on the Wondery Ap ...  Show more

In 1964, Louis Armstrong knocked the Beatles off the top of the charts with his recording of “Hello, Dolly!” becoming, at age 62, the oldest artist to ever hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Sixty years later, Louis Armstrong remains a beloved cultural figure, his oft-imita ...  Show more