Jazz

Stomp Off, Let's Go: The Early Years of Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong's undeniable influence on jazz and popular culture has been the subject of many books, essays, and articles throughout the years, so one wonders will another biography add ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Wynton Marsalis on music, Louis Armstrong, and his early funk band days

Louis Armstrong? Or Parliament-Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, and proto-rap group The Last Poets? It is perfectly logical to assume New Orleans-bred trumpeter and Pulitzer Prize-winning jazz composer ...
NPR

Best Of: Louis Armstrong's Early Years / Our Anti-Social Century

We talk with author Ricky Riccardi about how Louis Armstrong became the first Black pop star and provided the foundation of improvisation for other musicians. Riccardi's book is Stomp Off, Let's Go.
NPR

How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star

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The Spokesman-Review

Wynton Marsalis on music, Louis Armstrong and his early funk band days

SAN DIEGO – Louis Armstrong? Or Parliament-Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire and proto-rap group the Last Poets? It is perfectly logical to assume New Orleans-bred trumpeter and Pulitzer Prize-winning ...