[Warning: This post contains audio excerpts with graphic language and is not appropriate for younger readers.] In September 1957, Louis Armstrong put his career on the line by speaking out against …| That's My Home
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 embarking on a three-month tour of Europe two days later. The stress of the session was worth it, as it resulted in the biggest hitContinue reading "“Take It, Satch!”: 70th Anniversary Celebration of “Mack the Knife”"| That's My Home
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 into an anniversary. We’re a little late, but a memorable occasion took place on August 10, 1960–65 years ago last month–that’s worth celebrating: The 5thContinue reading "“Prisoners Have a Ball With Louis”: Lorton Jazz Festival 1960"| That's My Home
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, “The way th…| That's My Home
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 and his sequence was show…| That's My Home
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 m…| That's My Home
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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 ephemera …| That's My Home
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 intensive care twice in less than a year and doctor’s forbade him from going back out on the road. With time to spend relaxing inContinue reading "Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Scrapbooks: Scrapbook 3"| That's My Home
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 Fats from 1955.…| That's My Home
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, and May 3, and we’re a little earl for the anniversary of the release, which took place in August 1955, but is there ever aContinue reading "“Satch Plays Fats”: A 70th Anniversary Celebration!"| That's My Home
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 …| That's My Home
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, which covered initial studio rehearsals f…| That's My Home
Last week, we began a new series devoted to Maynard Frank Wolfe’s unpublished photos and the backstories behind the second Timex All-Star Jazz Show, which was broadcast live on CBS television…| That's My Home
By popular demand, we’re back today to begin a new series of posts devoted to the second Timex All-Star Jazz Show, as broadcast on April 30, 1958. For those who might have missed it, back in …| That's My Home
Jack Bradley, Louis’s Armstrong’s close friend, personal photographer, and greatest collector, passed away four years ago today, on March 21, 2021, at the age of 87. In the days after h…| That's My Home
Last week, we celebrated the 60th anniversary of Louis Armstrong’s historic tour of Prague with a packed post featuring audio, videos, photos, newspaper clippings, and other artifacts from ou…| That's My Home
60 years ago this week, Louis Armstrong performed behind the Iron Curtain for the first time, opening a concert run at Lucerna Hall in Prague, located in what was then known as Czechoslovakia. Radi…| That's My Home
We originally envisioned today’s post as the conclusion of a multi-part series on the Timex All-Star Jazz Show, broadcast live on CBS television on January 7, 1959, and planned to build up to…| That's My Home
After three action-packed, table-setting posts (here are links to Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3), we have finally reached January 7, 1959, the day the fourth Timex All-Star Jazz Show was filmed and ai…| That's My Home
In case you’d like to catch up on this series devoted to the Timex All Star Jazz Show of January 7, 1959, we’ve already published a first part that shared the initial script and photos …| That's My Home
In the first part of this series, we shared a little of the backstory of the fourth Timex All Star Jazz Show, including some pages of the first draft of George T. Simon’s script, audio of Lou…| That's My Home
[An earlier draft of this post celebrated the 65th anniversary of this broadcast…but the New Year got me and it’s actually 66 years! Even though it’s not a round number, we will c…| That's My Home
Today would have been the 91st birthday of Jack Bradley, Louis Armstrong’s close friend and personal photographer for the last decade of his life. Ever since Jack passed away in March 2021, w…| That's My Home
Our previous post discussed the inspiration behind Louis Armstrong’s composition, “Someday You’ll Be Sorry,” and the similarities between that song and “Goodnight Ange…| That's My Home
In our previous post, we covered the marriage of Louis Armstrong and Alpha Smith, which occurred in Houston on October 11, 1938. In 1940, Louis and Alpha moved from the Hotel Olga to the Hotel Curr…| That's My Home
When we last left off, Louis Armstrong and Alpha Smith abruptly left Europe in January 1935 and headed back to the United States, where they laid low in Chicago as Louis was unable to play trumpet …| That's My Home
In our previous post, we shared the entire contents of a scrapbook compiled by young Alpha Smith between 1926 and 1931, the years she was courting Louis Armstrong–while Louis was still marrie…| That's My Home
In our previous post, we shared Louis Armstrong’s 1954 Ebony cover story, “Why I Like Dark Women,” in which Armstrong offered his reflections on all four of his wives. He spent th…| That's My Home
As we have stated numerous times on this website, there would not be a Louis Armstrong House Museum without the efforts of Louis’s longtime wife, Lucille Wilson. We have profiled Lucille̵…| That's My Home
Our last few posts have revolved around the many celebrations of Louis Armstrong’s 70th birthday that took place in 1970, beginning with the recording sessions for Louis Armstrong and His Fri…| That's My Home
As alluded to at the end of our previous post, Louis Armstrong spent much of May 1968 on the road, filming Hello, Dolly! in Hollywood, performing at the New Orleans Jazzfest, and doing an engagemen…| That's My Home
In our previous post, Louis Armstrong found out he had a number one hit in England with “What a Wonderful World,” printed up a new diet chart, and prepared for his first New York City n…| That's My Home
Today’s post in our ongoing Jack Bradley series is a bit different as we’re going slightly backwards before moving forward. After 41 parts, I have used every detective tool in my arsena…| That's My Home
A month has passed since the events chronicled in our last post, a Disney recordings session of February 27, 1968, and something has changed: Louis Armstrong has now lost a lot of weight. He had be…| That's My Home
Welcome to part 40 in our ongoing series chronicling the friendship between Louis Armstrong and Jack Bradley. Our last post was spent at Nola Rehearsal Studios in Manhattan in mid-February 1968 as …| That's My Home
Happy New Year, everyone. We’re starting 2024 just as we closed 2023, with part 39 of our ongoing series paying tribute to the friendship between Louis Armstrong and Jack Bradley. Today is a …| That's My Home
