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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Just plain, chopped-off fish heads that they wouldn't use, they put aside

Just plain, chopped-off fish heads that they wouldn't use, they put aside

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Just plain, chopped-off fish heads
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that they wouldn't use, they put aside.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:56
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.
- Yeah. - My mother would get them fish heads - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:09
- Yeah. - My mother would get them fish heads
Boy, you talking about beautiful food. And delicious. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
Boy, you talking about beautiful food. And delicious.
And the next morning, I'd go to school with a cabbage sandwich. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
And the next morning, I'd go to school with a cabbage s...
{\an8}Everyone, no doubt, had a different style. They had every class. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
{\an8}Everyone, no doubt, had a different style. They had ev...
They had a rags-and-bones yard. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
They had a rags-and-bones yard.
And then we used to go down to the red-light district - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
And then we used to go down to the red-light district
♪ I've got those coal cart blues - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:21
♪ I've got those coal cart blues
{\an8}"The Negroes were only allowed to work in the red-light district. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
{\an8}"The Negroes were only allowed to work in the red...
They were paid good salaries and had a longtime job. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
They were paid good salaries and had a longtime job.
The pay was swell no matter what your vocation was. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
The pay was swell no matter what your vocation was.
No mixing at the guest tables at no time. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
No mixing at the guest tables at no time.
As far as to buy a little trim, that was absolutely out of the question." - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:09
As far as to buy a little trim, that was absolutely out of t...
As you call them, "prostitutes," - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:10
As you call them, "prostitutes,"
Well, quite naturally, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
Well, quite naturally,
So, there I'd be, a little boy, and put some coal on the grates, you know. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
So, there I'd be, a little boy, and put some coal on th...
Quite naturally, you gotta take a mug there right quick. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
Quite naturally, you gotta take a mug there right quick.
That's how I got a chance to hear Bunk Johnson, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
That's how I got a chance to hear Bunk Johnson,
- They were all in the red-light district? - Yeah, they... Each corner had a band. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
- They were all in the red-light district? - Yeah, they... E...
New Year's Eve, 1912. Louis and his pals were out on the street. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
New Year's Eve, 1912. Louis and his pals were out on th...
So when I look around, a little guy was shooting - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
So when I look around, a little guy was shooting