Friday, August 4, 2023

On Louis Armstrong’s birthday

[“Musician Louis Armstrong (L) in his neighborhood barber shop.” Photograph by John Loengard. Queens, New York, 1965. From the Life Photo Archive. Click for a much larger view.]

Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901.

Related reading
All OCA Louis Armstrong posts (Pinboard)

comments: 2

Anonymous said...

have you seen this clip?

https://www.npr.org/2019/06/22/732675892/satchmo-in-his-adolescence-1915-film-clip-may-show-young-louis-armstrong

Michael Leddy said...

Yes. It’d be wonderful if it’s true.