He grew up in a rough section of new orleans, with little to eat and few clothes to wear. Louis daniel armstrong august 4, 1901 july 6, 1971, nicknamed satchmo, satch, and. A life of louis armstrong from the worlds largest community of readers. It is impossible to imagine what the music of today would sound like without louis armstrongs magic. Biographies of jazz and blues singers and musicians ca. Like me, teachout finds russ garcias arrangements for. Terry teachout modestly describes pops as a synthesis of other. Teachout believes that few outside the jazzstudies world.
A virtue of teachouts fine book is to place armstrongs. Terry teachout modestly describes pops as a synthesis of other scholars research p. He is remembered as one of the greatest musicians in american history. Louis armstrong was a jazz trumpeter, bandleader and singer known for songs. This book can sit next to teachouts armstrong book and other good biographies in your library. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe. He learned to play the cornet in the band of the waifs home in new orleans, and after playing with kid orys orchestra he made several trips 191821 with a mississippi riverboat band. A life of louis armstrong, my new book, is the story of a great artist who was also a good man. Satchmo at the waldorf is a oneact, oneperson play written by terry teachout. Several years ago, i gave a talk on the importance of male friendship to a group of high school seniors at a prestigious allmale school. It is true that louis armstrongs fascinating story, from his impo. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the pops a life of louis armstrong, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. The ranks of his admirers included johnny cash, jackson pollock and orson welles.
He was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1990. Hello dolly when louis armstrong recorded hello, dolly in 1963, he gave it his unique vocal and instrumental treatment. A life of louis armstrong by terry teachout goodreads. He was soon able to stop working manual labor jobs and began concentrating fulltime on.
Louis armstrong was born on august 4, 1901, in new orleans, louisiana, u. Top quality, printable louis armstrong sheet music to download instantly. Holiday books pops a life of louis armstrong, by terry teachout. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. He knocked the beatles off the top of the charts, wrote the finest of all jazz autobiographies without a collaborator and created collages that have been compared to the art of romare bearden. A life of louis armstrong louis armstrong was both a great artist and a popular success. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, armstrong was. Students complete the assigned pages in the alfred basic piano book with understanding of concepts and performance of the songs. He is the beginning and the end of music in america.
Teachout is the drama critic of the wall street journal and worked as a jazz bassist before becoming a writer, giving him a unique perspective for his biography of armstrong. Students read aloud and answer questions successfully demonstrating knowledge about the life of louis armstrong. But he had no idea the song would become a success. Pops is a wonderful book about a man who, as teachout says, lived life in a major key. He wore a star of david pendant for the rest of his life and wrote about what. Reggie nadelsons top 10 jazz books books the guardian. He was when he celebrated the new year by running out on the street and firing a pistol that belonged to the current man in his mothers life. The first definitive narrative biography of louis armstrong, pops is a sweeping, meticulously. A he was aa phenomenally gifted and imaginative artist, and an entertainer so irresistibly magnetic that he knocked the beatles off the top of the charts four decades after he cut his first record. Autobiographies armstrong became the first black jazz musician to publish an autobiography with his swing that music in 1936. Death and legacy louis armstrong died on july 6, 1971 of a heart attack at the age of 69.
I rediscovered armstrong a couple of years ago by reading pops by terry teachout. Louis armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century and a giant of modern american culture. Louis armstrong, nicknamed satchmo or pops, was one of the leading trumpet players in jazz history. Pops, terry teachouts biography of louis armstrong does that. Critic terry teachout published his biography of louis armstrong, pops. According to that record, louis armstrong was born on august 4, 1901, the natural son of william armstrong known as willie, who spent most of his adult life working in.
According to that record, louis armstrong was born on august 4, 1901, the natural son of william armstrong known as willie, who spent most of his adult life working in a turpentine factory, and mary ann albert known as mayann, though her son spelled it different ways over the years, a fifteenyearold country girl who came to new orleans to. According to that record, louis armstrong was born on august 4, 1901, the natural son of william armstrong known as willie, who spent most of his adult life working in a turpentine factory, and. Louis armstrong became one of the most famous jazz musicians of the 20th century. Louis armstrong sheet music to download top quality pdfs. Gary giddins has been called the best jazz writer in america today esquire. No, saint louis armstrong beach isnt one of those places. The life and music of louis armstrong lessons 018 020. Its odd, because elsewhere teachout praises armstrong for avoiding musical jargon when talking about his music. Louis armstrong grew up poor in a singleparent household. And like i said, this is my story, beginning with the absolute best day of my mostly good beforeaugust 20, 2005exactly one week and two days before the during. Music professor examines the life, career, and influence of jazz trumpeter and. The book is opening a new world to me of a long gone era, and the number one creative force who not only shaped jazz, but has influenced all of the music we have today. Modestly subtitled a life of louis armstrong rather than the life of.
It is true that louis armstrongs fascinating story, from his impo we use cookies to enhance your experience on our website. Offstage he was witty, introspective, and unexpectedly complex, a beloved colleague with an explosive temper. Louis armstrong, an extravant life is superb because it recreates the man and his timesand how. Terry teachout born february 6, 1956 is an american author, critic, biographer, playwright. Pops by terry teachout houghton mifflin harcourt 512 pp. Together this auspicious pairing has resulted insatchmo,one of the most vivid and fascinating portraits ever drawn of perhaps the greatest figure in the history of american music. His father abandoned the family when louis was young, and his mother often had to resort to prostitution to provide for the family. He pioneered jazz improvisation and went on to become a bandleader, film star, and comedian. Louis armstrong has been called the most influential jazz musician of the century. Louis armstrong is widely known as the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century. Pdf ghostly tales and mysterious happenings of old monterey. A genius who was born in the gutterand became a celebrity known in every corner of the world. According to the printed playbill by dramatists play services inc this is a work of fiction, freely based on fact. Louis armstrong biography childhood, life achievements.
It is teachouts first play and it is about the famous jazz trumpeter and performer louis armstrong. Louis armstrong 19011971, nicknamed satchmo or pops, was an american trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz and in all of american popular music. It is true that louis armstrongs fascinating story, from his impoverished childhood in new orleans to his incredible achievement as a jazz innovator to his later success as a pop star and movie actor, has been covered in whole or in part by many other works, including james lincoln colliers. He was soon able to stop working manual labor jobs and began concentrating full time on. Crafted with a musicians ear and an historians eye, pops is a vibrant biography of the iconic louis armstrong that. He devoted his life to bringing joy to people through his music. A life of louis armstrong by terry teachout makes for very good reading, at least for most of its almost 400 pages 475 with source notes and index. Louis armstrong daniel louis armstrong, known as satchmo and pops, 19011971, american jazz trumpet virtuoso, singer, and bandleader, b. King of jazz famous african americans if i only had a horn.
He was a singer since his childhood, a master of the trumpet, and even a dancer in musicals. A life of louis armstrong houghton mifflin harcourt in 2009, republishing it under the present title of pops the wonderful world of louis armstrong in kindle and hardcover format. It offers pdf sheet music files plus interactive sheet music for. List of books and articles about louis armstrong online. A life of louis armstrong, my 2009 biography of the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century, is about the joyous entertainer who sang hello, dolly. Louis armstrong louis armstrong is an american jazz legend. A life of louis armstrong and several other biographies, a blogger, a librettist, and the playwright of satchmo at the waldorf.
Enjoy the well known work by louis armstrong for piano solo. Louis armstrong, master of modernism by thomas david. Louis armstrong, nicknamed satchmo, pops and, later, ambassador. Louis armstrong was the founding father of jazz and one of this centurys towering cultural figures, yet the full story of his extravagant life has never been told. We caught up with teachout to talk about the inspiration behind his first play, the complexity of louis armstrong, and the pure joy of satchmos music. A life of louis armstrong, by terry teachout the new york. Louis armstrong digitalpublicationdate 20031229 00. He revolutionized jazz conventions with his virtuosic talent and became one of jazzs most influential performers. He was a phenomenally gifted and imaginative artist, and an entertainer so irresistibly magnetic that he knocked the beatles off the top of the charts four decades after he cut his first record. Seemingly each passing year brings a new book on armstrong, ranging from general biographies to academic studies to works aimed at children.
By continuing to use our website, you are agreeing to our use of cookies. At the colored waifs home for boys, he learned to play the bugle and. Louis armstrong, nascut in new orleans louisiana a avut o copilarie zbuciumata. Born in 1901 to the sixteenyearold daughter of a slave, he came of age among the prostitutes, pimps, and ragandbone merchants of. The book has revelations for those unfamiliar with armstrongs life and career. Students will complete the louis armstrong quiz with a score of 80 or higher. A life of louis armstrong journal of american history. A life of louis armstrong houghton mifflin harcourt in 2009, republishing it under the present title of popsthe wonderful world of louis armstrong in kindle and hardcover format. The nickname pops came from armstrongs own tendency to forget peoples. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in jazz.