Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Scrapbooks: Scrapbook 3
Way back in 2020–five years ago this month to be exact–we began a series exploring the scrapbooks Louis Armstrong compiled between 1969 and 1971. The ailing Armstrong had been in… Read more
Virtual Exhibits
“Music Has No Age”: Louis Armstrong on “Wide, Wide World” and the Voice of America, June 1955
Lately, our posts have been centered around major milestones in Louis Armstrong’s life, such as the OKeh Records Cabaret and Style Show of 1926 or the recording of Satch Plays… Read more
“Satch Plays Fats”: A 70th Anniversary Celebration!
Louis Armstrong recorded the immortal LP Satch Plays Fats in 1955–70 years ago! We’re a little late for the anniversary of the recording dates, which occurred on April 26, 27,… Read more
“Some Jazz Band, I Tell ‘Em So”: OKeh’s Cabaret and Style Show, June 12, 1926
On June 12, 1926–99 years ago this week–the Chicago Coliseum hosted OKeh Records’ “Cabaret and Style Show,” featuring one of the greatest aggregations of Black talent in the history of… Read more
200th Post Celebration!
[Above photo taken by Yuzo Sato, May 1970.] Welcome to the 200th post on the Louis Armstrong House Museum’s “That’s My Home” site! Thank you for visiting and for supporting… Read more
Second Timex All-Star Jazz Show Celebration: The Final Broadcast
We’ve finally reached showtime, the live broadcast of the second Timex All-Star Jazz Show on April 30, 1958. If you’d like to catch up on how we got here, here… Read more
Second Timex All-Star Jazz Show Celebration: The Rehearsals, Part 3
Welcome back to our series on the second Timex All-Star Jazz Show of April 30, 1958. In case you’re just joining us, here links to Part 1 and Part 2,… Read more
That’s My Home Introduction
When the sunset in the sky And flowers never die Friends don’t pass you by But that’s my home When Louis Armstrong sang those lyrics in a recording studio on December 8, 1932, “home” meant one thing to him: New Orleans. He left his hometown in July 1922 and though he spent several years inContinue reading “That’s My Home Introduction”
“Eulogizing the Chops”: Louis Armstrong Warms Up
A common question we get from musicians who visit the Louis Armstrong House Museum is “What was Louis Armstrong’s practice routine?” The short answer is he didn’t have a set a routine. In fact, to hear him tell it, he didn’t even consider what he did play as “practice” but rather as “warming up.” HereContinue reading ““Eulogizing the Chops”: Louis Armstrong Warms Up”
“A Chops Session”: The Slivovice Interview
With millions of people forced to stay at home because of the Covid-19 pandemic, the overarching theme of this site has been about what Louis Armstrong did when he was home. Our first post introduced Louis and Lucille’s long history with Corona, Queens, while our second offered rare audio clips of Louis warming up onContinue reading ““A Chops Session”: The Slivovice Interview”
