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Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

2022•1h 44m•6.7/10
Documentary

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6.7/10(25)

Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life from his perspective. From musical phenom to civil rights activist to world-renowned artist, this illuminating film shows sides of Armstrong few have seen.

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Production

Imagine Documentaries, Polygram Entertainment, Imagine Entertainment

Language

EN

Status

Released

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Cast

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Nas

Nas

Self

Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis

Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Self (archive footage)

Archie Shepp

Archie Shepp

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Count Basie

Count Basie

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Lucille Armstrong

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Dan Morganstern

Self

Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Edward R. Marrow

Self (archive footage)

Danny Baker

Danny Baker

Self- Voice

George Jones

George Jones

Self (voice) (archive sound)

Mike Douglas

Mike Douglas

Self (archive footage)

Jelly Roll Morton

Self (voice) (archive sound)

James Baldwin

James Baldwin

Self (archive footage)

Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

Self (archive footage)

Tommy Rockwell

Self (archive footage)

Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Self (archive footage)

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