Miles Davis and Louis Armstrong were two ultimate icons of jazz, but with one emerging 20 years after the other, what did ...
In a decade when Harlem’s clubs pulsed with the rhythm of the Jazz Age, Queens stood quietly on the threshold of ...
Armstrong, whose signature songs include “What a Wonderful World” and “When the Saints Go Marching In,” got a big vote of ...
Two 90-minute operas with the same directors give some one-hit wonders a grand if occasionally formal double bill.
Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), one of the world’s most well-known and well-loved musicians, gave up to 300 performances per year. Over the course of his career, he reputedly played in every country ...
Today we’re taking a trip to Kimberly’s hometown: St. Louis, Missouri. St. Louis Public Radio’s politics correspondent Jason Rosenbaum joins Kimberly to break down the fights over Missouri’s ...
TLC's Rozanda "Chilli" Thomas and Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins surprised a St. Louis-based singer when they heard their song "Waterfalls" playing at a local music venue The duo stopped by to hear Tish ...
Reported as one of the first times Armstrong spoke openly about politics, his statements were so shocking The Associated Press wouldn't run a story without more proof they were Armstrong's words.
The Louis Armstrong House Museum is set to debut a new oral history exhibition next month exploring the voices, memories, characters and legacies of the Corona and East Elmhurst communities that the ...
Trumpet player and Columbus Jazz Orchestra artistic director Byron Stripling learned about the importance of music from his father. “He grew up in poverty and had nothing, but the one thing he did ...
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport broke ground on the express shuttle connector road project on Tuesday, Aug. 26. According to airport officials, the roadway ...
NEW ORLEANS, La. (KNOE) - A master of the trumpet and world-class entertainer was born in New Orleans on August 4, 1901. Louis Daniel Armstrong was also known as “Satchmo” and “Pops.” His playing and ...