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Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong

Genre:DocumentaryMusicTV Movie

Released:1992-01-01

Runtime:86

Overview

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

Character: Self (archival footage)

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Hattie Winston

Character: Narrator (voice)

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Melvin Van Peebles

Character: Louis Armstrong (voice)

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Tony Bennett

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Wynton Marsalis

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Dave Brubeck

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Dexter Gordon

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