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Louis Armstrong

TRUMPETER, SINGER Aug 4, 1901 - Jul 6, 1971

KNOWN FOR

"Hello Dolly" (1963), the 1965 Grammy Award winner for Song of the Year.

AMERICAN MASTERS FILM

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (Jul 1989)Directed by Gary Giddins

Written Features

The time Louis Armstrong reigned as King of the Zulus at a segregated Mardi Gras parade

Louis Armstrong Biography

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