A life of louis armstrong paperback left bank books. A life of louis armstrong hardcover third place books. A life of louis armstrong has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Satchmo the wonderful world and art of louis armstrong by steven brower 256 pp. Teachout believes that few outside the jazzstudies world recognize armstrong s talent as a writer he was the. Offstage he was witty, introspective, and unexpectedly complex, a beloved colleague with an explosive temper. In life, louis armstrong was affectionately known as pops, the alwayssmiling crowdpleaser whose trumpet and sandpaper voice dominated popular culture for half a. The wonderful world and art of louis armstrong louis armstrong. Pops tells the story of his entire life from cradle to grave. Apr 07, 2010 terry teachout discusses his biography of jazz musician louis armstrong and his impact on the world. Terry teachout discusses his biography of jazz musician louis armstrong and his impact on the world. I am pleased to have received it with so little hassle. He learned to play the cornet in the band of the waifs home in new orleans, and after playing with kid orys orchestra he made several trips 191821 with a mississippi riverboat band.
An extravagant life and armstrongs own indispensable satchmo, pops provides significant insights, but its unabashedly fawning tone and lack of spark prevent it from being definitive. Louis armstrong daniel louis armstrong, known as satchmo and pops, 19011971, american jazz trumpet virtuoso, singer, and bandleader, b. Apr 25, 2019 pops advances armstrong scholarship, but not by leaps and bounds. A life of louis armstrong by terry teachout librarything. A life of louis armstrong, my new book, is the story of a great artist who was also a good man. Dec 06, 2009 satchmo the wonderful world and art of louis armstrong by steven brower 256 pp. A life of louis armstrong from the worlds largest community of readers.
The book has revelations for those unfamiliar with armstrong s life and career. A life of louis armstrong, the musician was shocked by the undisciplined behavior of his new bandmates. Terry teachout a great artist who was also a good man. List of books and articles about louis armstrong online. A life of louis armstrong book by terry teachout 3. Although he died in 1971, it was not until the mid1980s that his true birth date, august 4, 1901, was discovered by tad jones by researching baptismal records. The book itself is a great biography of louis armstrong, including many photos and lots of insight into his personality.
An entertainer who knocked the beatles off the top of the charts four decades after he. Pops tells the life story of jazz great louis armstrong. Satchmo grew up rough in new orleans and learned to play the cornet in an orphanage. Offstage he was witty, introspective and unexpectedly complex, a beloved colleague with an explosive temper whose largerthan life personality was tougher and more sharpedged than his worshipping fans ever knew. Terry teachout talked about his biography of louis armstrong called pops. He knocked the beatles off the top of the charts, wrote the finest of all jazz autobiographies and created collages that have been compared to the art of romare bearden. A genius who was born in the gutterand became a celebrity known in every corner of the world. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Terry teachout has written an amazing biography of new orleans native son louis armstrong. A virtue of teachouts fine book is to place armstrong s. A beloved entertainer who was more complexand much tougherthan his. A life of louis armstrong by terry teachout jazztimes. Armstrong s youthful journey through the winding streets of new orleans at the turn of 20th century.
Pops a life of louis armstrong welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the pops a life of louis armstrong, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. A life of louis armstrong houghton mifflin harcourt in 2009, republishing it under the present title of pops the wonderful world of louis armstrong in kindle and hardcover format. Critic terry teachout published his biography of louis armstrong, pops. A life of louis armstrong hardcover joseph fox bookshop. The book is opening a new world to me of a long gone era, and the number one creative force who not only shaped jazz, but has influenced all of the music we have today. Louis armstrong is widely known as the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century. Autobiographies armstrong became the first black jazz musician to publish an autobiography with his swing that music in 1936. Louis armstrong s life was a fine journey, despite many hardships in childhood, and a few dips along his professional way. An extravagant life new york times notable book for 1997 in anyones library. A life of louis armstrong houghton mifflin harcourt, 2009. A life of louis armstrong new york journal of books. A beloved entertainer who was more complexand much tougherthan his fans ever imagined.
Armstrong often stated that he was born on july 4, 1900. A life of louis armstrong by terry teachout, paperback. Seemingly each passing year brings a new book on armstrong, ranging from general biographies to academic studies to works aimed at children. Louis armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century and a giant of modern american culture. Taken alongside laurence bergreens louis armstrong. The ranks of his admirers included johnny cash, jackson pollock and orson welles.
According to that record, louis armstrong was born on august 4, 1901, the natural son of william armstrong known as willie, who spent most of his adult life working in a turpentine factory, and mary ann albert known as mayann, though her son spelled it different ways over the years, a fifteenyearold country girl who came to new orleans to. Louis armstrongs museum has gone silent, but pops is still. Pdf pops a life of louis armstrong by terry teachout. Teachouts excellent work brings it all together in a wartsandall biography, probably just the way satchmo would have wanted it. Crafted with a musicians ear and an historians eye, pops is a vibrant biography of the iconic louis armstrong that.
Louis armstrong was a jazz musician who influenced the music. Armstrong had a shaky relationship with his first three wives, divorcing them before marrying his fourth and final wife lucille which stood by his side for the last 30 years of his life. A life of louis armstrong, wall street journalist and author, terry teachout traces mr. This event was hosted by politics and prose in washington, dc. Terry teachout draws on previously unavailable sources, including hundreds of private recordings made throughout the second half of the jazz masters life, to assess his artistic achievements and personal life. He was a phenomenally gifted and imaginative artist, and an entertainer so irresistibly magnetic that he knocked the beatles off the top of the charts four decades after he cut his first record. When you got to ask what it is, you never get to know.
Pops, terry teachouts biography of louis armstrong does that. The following list of books suggested by the louis armstrong house museum is merely a brief survey of the autobiographies, biographies, and reference works about louis armstrong. A life of louis armstrong arrived promptly and in perfect condition. Louis armstrong was one of the most important musicians in american history.
Pops isnt just a good biography of louis armstrongs full and varied life. It shouldnt replace laurence bergreens excellent louis armstrong. It is impossible to imagine what the music of today would sound like without louis armstrong s magic. My hobby is to pick out the different things during what i. King of jazz famous african americans if i only had a horn. Certain to be the definitive word on armstrong for our generation, pops paints a gripping portrait of the man, his world, and his music that will stand alongside gary giddinss bing crosby and peter guralnick s last train to memphis as a classic biography of a major american musician. A life of louis armstrong online books in format pdf. A life of louis armstrong louis armstrong was both a great artist and a popular success. Pops by terry teachout houghton mifflin harcourt 512 pp. As terry teachout, the journals drama critic and sightings columnist, writes in pops. Drawing on newly available primary sources, he weaves together a biography that is both illuminating and inspirational.
Louis armstrongs museum has gone silent, but pops is. A life of louis armstrong by terry teachout popmatters. He knocked the beatles off the top of the charts, wrote the finest of all jazz autobiographies without a collaborator and created collages that have been compared to the art of romare bearden. Crafted with a musicians ear and an historians eye, pops is a vibrant biography of the iconic louis armstrong that resonates with the same warmth as ol satchmos distinctive voice.
Louis armstrong, in his own words jazz icon louis armstrong didnt just leave behind a treasure trove of musical recordings. Louis armstrong is one of the most writtenabout musicians in history. Apr, 2020 in life, louis armstrong was affectionately known as pops, the alwayssmiling crowdpleaser whose trumpet and sandpaper voice dominated popular culture for half a century. A life of louis armstrong paperback third place books. With the skill of a fine writer, the accuracy of a fine journalist and the sensitivity of a musician all of which he is he approaches louis armstrong s innovative musical talent within the context of americas history. A life of louis armstrong, by author and cultural critic terry teachout, is a superb biography of louis armstrong, the jazz composer, singer and trumpeter whose positive attitude and. Armstrong s contributions to jazz, pop culture, and breaking the color barrier are well told in a crisp, clean prose.
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