Louis Armstrong News & Features
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Features2 months agoBest Earth Day Songs: 30 Save The Environment Classics
The best Earth Day songs range from political warnings to songs written in celebration of our planet’s beauty.
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Playlists3 months ago
The 50 Greatest Live Jazz Albums
Jazz played in a concert hall or a club is, for many, the pinnacle of the art form. Here are the 50 best live jazz albums of all time.
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Features3 months ago
The 50 Best Movie Theme Songs: A Hollywood Walk Of Fame
From the first talkie, theme songs in movies have found a treasured place in the popular consciousness, as these 50 best film songs prove.
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Features3 months ago
Best Male Jazz Singers: An Essential Top 25 Countdown
From gravelly-voiced icons such as Louis Armstrong, to super-smooth singers like Frank Sinatra, these are the 25 best male jazz singers of all time.
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Features3 months ago
100 Of The Best 60s Songs: Classic Tunes From A Decade That Changed Music Forever
This list of the best songs of the 60s celebrates wild and far-ranging sounds from all around the world.
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Features3 months ago
101 Of The Best 50s Songs: Essential Music From A Pivotal Decade
This list of the best songs of the 50s celebrates far-ranging sounds that changed music forever.
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Features3 months ago
An Intro To Jazz: 20 Essential Albums For Beginners
An essential intro to jazz for beginners, these 20 albums offer a guide to jazz that traces the music’s development over the 50s and 60s.
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Features3 months ago
The 56 Best Gospel Songs Of All Time: Music’s Most Moving Spirituals
Spanning jazz, country, hip-hop and soul music, the best gospel songs of all time prove that the spirit can move you, no matter what your tastes.
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News3 months ago
Watch Louis Armstrong And His Band In A 1957 ‘Ed Sullivan Show’ Clip
The newly-added video shows the jazz maestro and his band giving a brief performance of ‘(Back Home Again In) Indiana.’
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News3 months ago
The Wonderful World of Louis Armstrong All Stars Present ‘A Gift To Pops’
The album includes new arrangements and performances of tunes associated with Armstrong, with special guests including Wynton Marsalis and Common.
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Features4 months ago‘Jazz At the Hollywood Bowl’: When All The Jazz Stars Aligned
On August 15, 1956 one of the jazz events of the decade took place, a concert that has been immortalized on record as Jazz at The Hollywood Bowl.
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Features4 months ago
Norman Granz: The Man Who Helped Create The Music Biz
Norman Granz was one of the most important figures in jazz music, a behind-the-scenes player that transformed the genre.
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Features4 months ago
Louis Armstrong: The Boy From Back O’ Town’s Birthday
Louis Armstrong’s birthday has been the source of much confusion over the years.
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Features4 months ago
The Most Surprising Musical Friendships
From fleeting, backstage hangs to longtime creative partnerships, the best musical friendships come in all forms.
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Features4 months ago
Best Jazz Songs: An Introduction To Jazz’s Finest Moments
Reckon jazz is just for connoisseurs? Think again. This introduction to the best jazz songs ever has something for everyone.
