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When I was coming along, a Black man had hell
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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

When I was coming along,a Black man had hell

When I was coming along,
a Black man had hell

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When I was coming along, a Black man had hell.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
17
Timestamp in Movie
00:47:24
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.
On the road, he couldn't find no place to eat, sleep, or use the toilet. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
On the road, he couldn't find no place to eat, sleep, o...
Service station cats see a bus of coloured bandsmen drive up, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
Service station cats see a bus of coloured bandsmen drive up...
One time in Dallas, Texas, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
One time in Dallas, Texas,
and tells me I gotta come around to the back door." - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:14
and tells me I gotta come around to the back door."
At that particular time, all the guys in Louis's band were young - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:10
At that particular time, all the guys in Louis's band w...
When nobody would give up the bus, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
When nobody would give up the bus,
With the intention of burning up all of our baggage and everything, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:07
With the intention of burning up all of our baggage and ever...
{\an8}He was playing in Los Angeles one time. I don't remember where. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
{\an8}He was playing in Los Angeles one time. I don't r...
{\an8}And I, along with some other friends, drove out to hear him play. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
{\an8}And I, along with some other friends, drove out to hea...
And we got to this place, we were put... given a table, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
And we got to this place, we were put... given a table,
And then the broadcast was over, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
And then the broadcast was over,
I thought he'd come over and have a drink, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
I thought he'd come over and have a drink,
And I said, "Hi, Pops." He said, "Hey, Artie. How you been?" - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:13
And I said, "Hi, Pops." He said, "Hey, Artie....
Well, I can't sit at the tables out there." - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
Well, I can't sit at the tables out there."
My first reaction was, "Well, why the hell are you playing these places?" - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
My first reaction was, "Well, why the hell are you play...
And Louis was not in a what we now call civil rights fight. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:04
And Louis was not in a what we now call civil rights fight.
Louis was in a... in an individual fight to survive. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:05
Louis was in a... in an individual fight to survive.
I guess his own inner dignity was able to make him prevail - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:08
I guess his own inner dignity was able to make him prevail
"As time went on and I made a reputation, - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:09
"As time went on and I made a reputation,
I was the first Negro in the business to crack them big, white hotels. - Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues 00:06
I was the first Negro in the business to crack them big, whi...