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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Never happened before." So, they fired him and everything,and I took over myself

Never happened before." So, they fired him and everything,
and I took over myself

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Never happened before."
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So, they fired him and everything, and I took over myself.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:45
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.
♪ Good evening, everybody ♪ - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
♪ Good evening, everybody ♪
{\an8}It was particularly galling for him to go home - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:09
{\an8}It was particularly galling for him to go home
His feelings were perpetually hurt by the nation - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
His feelings were perpetually hurt by the nation
It's been said, Pops, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
It's been said, Pops,
We always had money. I could shoot craps, sold newspapers, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
We always had money. I could shoot craps, sold newspapers,
You know, in 1915, you had five dollars, you had a whole lot of money. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
You know, in 1915, you had five dollars, you had a whole lot...
I was born in James Alley, they called it. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
I was born in James Alley, they called it.
It's back of town. That's the real New Orleans. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
It's back of town. That's the real New Orleans.
{\an8}- Yeah. That's my mother there, Mayann. - How did she discipline you? - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
{\an8}- Yeah. That's my mother there, Mayann. - How did...
I mean, I'm only going by what they tell me along that line. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
I mean, I'm only going by what they tell me along that ...
My mother could take 15 cents and go to the Poydras Market - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
My mother could take 15 cents and go to the Poydras Market
In those days, you could take a newspaper, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
In those days, you could take a newspaper,
Just plain, chopped-off fish heads - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
Just plain, chopped-off fish heads
- 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