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 ...

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.

"Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues" documentarian Sacha Jenkins is dead. His wife Raquel Cepeda confirmed his passing on Instagram in a post asking for privacy for their family at this time. Hailing ...

“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 ...

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.

Louis Armstrong’s 1968 BBC session in London — which the legendary trumpeter and singer felt was his “last great” performance — will finally be released this summer.. Louis in London ...

With the release of new, previously unheard live recordings from the BBC, questions remain over Louis Armstrong's complicated and controversial career and persona. More than half a century after ...

“Mr. Armstrong died a month before I was born,” Jenkins, 51, tells Deadline. ... Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues is the first documentary about the musician by a Black filmmaker.

KENNER, Louisiana -- A contract baggage handler unloading a Frontier flight has died after her hair became stuck in the belt loader. The incident occurred at approximately 10:20 p.m. at Louis ...