Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

Overview

Satchmo. There are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied 20th-century American culture. He revolutionized the world of music and became one of the nation's most influential entertainers. No other performer of his era has such a profound effect as a singer as well as an instrumentalist.

Directed by Kendrick Simmons, Gary Giddins

Top cast

Louis Armstrong

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Hattie Winston

Narrator (voice)

Melvin Van Peebles

Louis Armstrong (voice)

Tony Bennett

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Wynton Marsalis

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Dave Brubeck

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Dexter Gordon

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