Louis Armstrong was born August 4, 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.— and died July 6, 1971, New York, New York. He was a premier trumpeter and one of the most influential artists in jazz ...

More than 50 years after Armstrong’s death, his recently released “Louis Wishes You a Cool Yule” collection has landed near the top of several Billboard charts.

Across the street from the jazz icon's home in Queens, a site of pilgrimage for fans from around the world, sits the new Louis Armstrong Center, which brings his 60,000-item archive back to the block.

Louis Armstrong — the gravely voiced singer and maestro of the trumpet — has a new album topping the charts now, more than 50 years after his death. Skip to main content. WBUR ...

Months before Louis Armstrong’s death, he recorded this piece that has finally been released by: Associated Press, Martina Inchingolo. Posted: Nov 23, 2022 / 10:03 AM CST.

Click here for the original audio. Louis Armstrong had a chart-topping album out just last year, more than 50 years after his death. Ricky Riccardi, director of research collections at the Louis ...

Louis Armstrong and his wife, Lucille, lived in Corona, Queens in a house that sits across the street from the new Armstrong Center. It's been preserved just as they left it, as Moran showed Sanneh.

“The No. 1 question we get at the Armstrong house is why is the Louis Armstrong Museum in Queens, not in New Orleans,” Riccardi said. The answer is simple. “By the time he died in 1971, he ...