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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

When he first arrived at your home, could you tell right awayhe wanted to be a musician?

When he first arrived at your home, could you tell right away
he wanted to be a musician?

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When he first arrived at your home,
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could you tell right away he wanted to be a musician?
Duration
5 seconds
Views
26
Timestamp in Movie
00:21:16
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.
Because he organised quartets, singing, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
Because he organised quartets, singing,
The boys would clap and sing, and he'd sing and dance. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
The boys would clap and sing, and he'd sing and dance.
Then when I did get him to play - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:10
Then when I did get him to play
But he would blow the high C above the staff - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
But he would blow the high C above the staff
Every day I practiced faithfully - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
Every day I practiced faithfully
I became so good on the cornet that one day Mr Davis said to me, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:12
I became so good on the cornet that one day Mr Davis said to...
You see, what people don't understand, in New Orleans, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
You see, what people don't understand, in New Orleans,
And they only pick up an instrument and just fool around with it - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
And they only pick up an instrument and just fool around wit...
And "Star-Spangled Banner," - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
And "Star-Spangled Banner,"
And I was taught to play that tune - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
And I was taught to play that tune
And when we play it, that's the feeling I have. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
And when we play it, that's the feeling I have.
And then they hoist that flag. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
And then they hoist that flag.
Do you have a happy feeling when you play that song? - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
Do you have a happy feeling when you play that song?
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...