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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

{\an8}And because he is, past all question,one of the greatest influences in American...

{\an8}And because he is, past all question,
one of the greatest influences in American music and the greatest influence
in jazz of all time

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{\an8}And because he is,
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past all question, one of the greatest influences
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in American music
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and the greatest influence in jazz of all time.
Duration
13 seconds
Views
16
Timestamp in Movie
00:00:42
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Imagine Documentaries,Polygram Entertainment,Imagine Entertainment

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Movie Summary

Follow the life and legacy of the master and so-called founding father of jazz, America's first pop star, and cultural ambassador.
It's my great pleasure to bring you my great friend, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
It's my great pleasure to bring you my great friend,
{\an8}He was bringing a gift, the gift of a presentness - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
{\an8}He was bringing a gift, the gift of a presentness
And that type of electric virtuosity has not been seen before or since. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
And that type of electric virtuosity has not been seen befor...
Without him, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
Without him,
{\an8}And I think that Mr Armstrong has not gotten a good deal - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
{\an8}And I think that Mr Armstrong has not gotten a good de...
{\an8}He has been the number one man in his department. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
{\an8}He has been the number one man in his department.
{\an8}He is really the ambassador of the whole thing, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
{\an8}He is really the ambassador of the whole thing,
{\an8}He was very much aware of world activities, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
{\an8}He was very much aware of world activities,
He had been asked by many reporters in interviews - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
He had been asked by many reporters in interviews
And Louis would say, "Well, man, you know, I'm just a musician." - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:12
And Louis would say, "Well, man, you know, I'm jus...
And he says, "And I just won't do it." But at home, he had his opinions. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
And he says, "And I just won't do it." But at...
American people, they the most grandest people on Earth. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
American people, they the most grandest people on Earth.
And I'm from America, well, quite naturally, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
And I'm from America, well, quite naturally,
{\an8}♪ Now I'll be glad when you're dead You rascal you - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:26
{\an8}♪ Now I'll be glad when you're dead You rasc...
When I was growing up, there was no way for me to even express - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
When I was growing up, there was no way for me to even expre...
But when I left New Orleans, and I was in New York at that time, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
But when I left New Orleans, and I was in New York at that t...
I said, "Man, I didn't understand about Pops." - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
I said, "Man, I didn't understand about Pops."...
Some people said that it wasn't palatial enough. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
Some people said that it wasn't palatial enough.
When tape came on the scene, Louis became enamoured of that. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
When tape came on the scene, Louis became enamoured of that.
And he used it most of all for conversations. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
And he used it most of all for conversations.