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Mopping his brow, ducking his head, doing his thing for the white man
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Mopping his brow, ducking his head,doing his thing for the white man

Mopping his brow, ducking his head,
doing his thing for the white man

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Mopping his brow, ducking his head, doing his thing for the white man.
Duration
6 seconds
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18
Timestamp in Movie
01:18:53
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 wasn't until 1966, when we were working together - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:13
It wasn't until 1966, when we were working together
One day, we'd broken for lunch, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
One day, we'd broken for lunch,
I went back on the set to lie down on the bed, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:23
I went back on the set to lie down on the bed,
And then when I tried to turn and sneak away, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
And then when I tried to turn and sneak away,
And all of a sudden, there was that professional grin again, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
And all of a sudden, there was that professional grin again,
"Hey, Pops, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:10
"Hey, Pops,
What I saw in that look shook me. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
What I saw in that look shook me.
Myself, down through the generations, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:12
Myself, down through the generations,
I never laughed at Louis after that, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:26
I never laughed at Louis after that,
That horn is where Louis had kept his manhood hid all those years. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
That horn is where Louis had kept his manhood hid all those ...
Politics… I don't think you could print that... - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
Politics… I don't think you could print that...
That are African golfers, and stuff like that. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
That are African golfers, and stuff like that.
{\an8}We confuse what we perceived as the social demeanour - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:09
{\an8}We confuse what we perceived as the social demeanour
And we thought that Louis was submitting to that. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
And we thought that Louis was submitting to that.
♪ Sometimes I feel - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:14
♪ Sometimes I feel
{\an8}Louis was very sensitive - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:13
{\an8}Louis was very sensitive
Well, I think it's a breaking point of the school integration. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
Well, I think it's a breaking point of the school integ...
♪ Oh, when the saints - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:44
♪ Oh, when the saints
♪ Well, man The mostest and the greatest - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:13
♪ Well, man The mostest and the greatest
The white population are determined - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
The white population are determined