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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Say, "I just can't introduce that nigger.Can't do it." They got me and told me what he...

Say, "I just can't introduce that nigger.
Can't do it." They got me and told me what he says.
I said, "Well, don't worry about it"

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Say, "I just can't introduce that nigger. Can't do it."
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They got me and told me what he says. I said, "Well, don't worry about it".
Duration
10 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:13:48
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.
You know? I said, "Give me that card, boys." - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:14
You know? I said, "Give me that card, boys."
♪ Now the pale moon's shining - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:34
♪ Now the pale moon's shining
Never happened before." - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
Never happened before."
♪ 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...