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Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

★ 7/10 · 1 votes 1992 1h 26m Released

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Satchmo. There are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied 20th-century American culture. He revolutionized the world of music and became one of the nation's most influential entertainers. No other performer of his era has such a profound effect as a singer as well as an instrumentalist.

Cast

Louis Armstrong Self (archival footage) Hattie Winston Narrator (voice) Melvin Van Peebles Louis Armstrong (voice) Tony Bennett Self Wynton Marsalis Self Dave Brubeck Self