Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
Directed by Kendrick Simmons, Gary Giddins
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Master of American Music
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.Read moreLess
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.
The story
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.
Cast & crew
Hattie WinstonNarrator (voice)
Melvin Van PeeblesLouis Armstrong (voice)
Tony BennettSelf
Wynton MarsalisSelf
Dave BrubeckSelf
Dexter GordonSelfExplore the crew
- Director
- Kendrick Simmons
- Director
- Gary Giddins
- Writer
- Gary Giddins