Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

Jan 1, 1992

1h 26m

★ 7.0

Master of American Music

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.

Genres

Documentary

Music

TV Movie

Production Companies

Toby byron/Multiprises

Taurus Film

Eagle Rock Entertainment

Merrywidow Films

Thirteen

Unladylike Productions, LLC

PBS

1515 Productions Limited

Artemis Rising

DeepFocus Productions Inc.

Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong Trailers

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Cast

Self (archival footage)

Louis Armstrong

Narrator (voice)

Hattie Winston

Louis Armstrong (voice)

Melvin Van Peebles

Self

Tony Bennett

Self

Wynton Marsalis

Self

Dave Brubeck

Self

Dexter Gordon

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