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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Do you have a happy feelingwhen you play that song?

Do you have a happy feeling
when you play that song?

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Do you have a happy feeling when you play that song?
Duration
4 seconds
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31
Timestamp in Movie
00:23:13
Uploaded
Apr 30, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, music
Production
Imagine Documentaries,Polygram Entertainment,Imagine Entertainment

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Follow the life and legacy of the master and so-called founding father of jazz, America's first pop star, and cultural ambassador.
When I finish playing "Star-Spangled Banner," - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:15
When I finish playing "Star-Spangled Banner,"
{\an8}I was with James Baldwin, listening to Louis, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
{\an8}I was with James Baldwin, listening to Louis,
{\an8}And then he ended with "The Star-Spangled Banner." - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:24
{\an8}And then he ended with "The Star-Spangled Banner....
And just in the purity that Louis brought to it - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
And just in the purity that Louis brought to it
{\an8}Everybody talks about Hendrix and "The Star-Spangled Banner". - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
{\an8}Everybody talks about Hendrix and "The Star-Spang...
But Armstrong was performing it as early as World War II. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
But Armstrong was performing it as early as World War II.
You know, right after Pearl Harbour, he started putting it in his repertoire. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
You know, right after Pearl Harbour, he started putting it i...
And he is going on stage and pouring his soul into that song. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
And he is going on stage and pouring his soul into that song...
And there's pride, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
And there's pride,
{\an8}Louis Armstrong was coming from a 40-year memory of what slavery was. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
{\an8}Louis Armstrong was coming from a 40-year memory of wh...
{\an8}He understood that there was a battle in this country, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:11
{\an8}He understood that there was a battle in this country,
Who, if anybody, was the biggest influence on your early life? - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
Who, if anybody, was the biggest influence on your early lif...
'Cause I... Outside of the Waif's Home, the orphanage. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
'Cause I... Outside of the Waif's Home, the orphan...
And he always told me, "Never play a lot of that jiujitsu music. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
And he always told me, "Never play a lot of that jiujit...
Play the lead. You got a good tone, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:11
Play the lead. You got a good tone,
You play in that hot sun, you know, with that uniform on, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
You play in that hot sun, you know, with that uniform on,
When the authorities closed down sinful old Storyville, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
When the authorities closed down sinful old Storyville,
King Oliver had left town anyhow for Chicago, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:09
King Oliver had left town anyhow for Chicago,
{\an8}"I have always been crazy over Joe Oliver and his playing. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
{\an8}"I have always been crazy over Joe Oliver and his...
{\an8}So when Joe sent for me to join him in Chicago, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
{\an8}So when Joe sent for me to join him in Chicago,