In the previous post of this series, we shared many of the advertisements and clippings devoted to the Hot Five, as saved by Louis Armstrong in a pair of precious… Read more
Welcome back to a very exciting third installment in our ongoing Hot Five Centennial Celebration series. If you’d like to catch up, here’s a link to Part 1, which detailed… Read more
On Saturday, November 8, 2025, I co-hosted an afternoon event at the Louis Armstrong House Center dedicated to the impending Hot Five Centennial. I’ve given many Archival presentations since the… Read more
The annals of music are filled with iconic band names. The Beatles. The Rolling Stones. Metallica. It happens less frequently in the jazz world, which tends to favor the individual,… Read more
70 years ago today, Louis Armstrong stepped into Columbia Records’s 30th Street studio, acting upon an idea by producer George Avakian. It was the only free time he had before… Read more
Scrapbooks have been a very popular part of this website–and we have plenty of them to share. It’s always enjoyable to share them, but sometimes it’s nice to tie one… Read more
On this date in 1957, Louis Armstrong put his career on the line to speak out against racial injustice occurring in Little Rock, Arkansas, venting to young reporter Larry Lubenow,… Read more
Calling all film buffs and collectors! 95 years ago this month, Louis Armstrong stepped in front of a movie camera for the first time. His photo was used in advertisements… Read more
This summer marks the 95th anniversary of one of the exciting–and musically rewarding–chapters of Louis Armstrong’s life: his move to California. Up to this point, Armstrong had mostly stayed in… Read more
We have already shared three packed scrapbooks that Louis Armstrong compiled in the last two years of his life, each one chock full of Louis-related photos, articles, telegrams, and other… Read more
