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Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong
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Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)

Master of American Music

★ 7.0 / 10Released 1 Jan 19921 h 26 minEnglishUnited States
DocumentaryMusicTV Movie

Directed by Gary Giddins, Kendrick Simmons

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.

Cast

Louis ArmstrongLouis ArmstrongSelf (archival footage)Hattie WinstonHattie WinstonNarrator (voice)Melvin Van PeeblesMelvin Van PeeblesLouis Armstrong (voice)Tony BennettTony BennettSelfWynton MarsalisWynton MarsalisSelfDave BrubeckDave BrubeckSelfDexter GordonDexter GordonSelf

Crew

Directing
Gary Giddins (Director) · Kendrick Simmons (Director)
Writing
Gary Giddins (Writer) · Gary Giddins (Book)

Also known as

Satchmo on American Masters

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