“I’m home at last, taking it easy…I think I’ll be there for four weeks…Wee..A chance to sort of hang around home and catch up on some of my many things I’d like to do…Such as recordings…And I have lots…” —Louis Armstrong in a letter to Monte Ballou, March 10, 1954
Welcome to the Louis Armstrong House Museum’s first virtual exhibit experience. We are delighted to offer you multiple curated pages about Louis Armstrong’s relationship to his home in the Queens neighborhood of Corona. If you’d like to support LAHM and its mission, please visit our Support page.
That’s My Home Introduction
“Eulogizing the Chops”: Louis Armstrong Warms Up
“A Chops Session”: The Slivovice Interview
“From Stravinsky to Gizzard”: Louis Armstrong’s Record Collection
“A Little Story of My Own”: Armstrong and Collage
“Our Neighborhood”: Louis Armstrong and Queens
“I’m Still Louis Armstrong–Colored”: Louis Armstrong and the Civil Rights Era
Brown Sugar: The Story of Lucille Wilson Armstrong
50 Years of “Louis Armstrong and His Friends” Part 1: The Preparation
50 Years of “Louis Armstrong and His Friends” Part 2: The May 26, 1970 Session
50 Years of “Louis Armstrong and His Friends” Part 3: The May 27, 1970 Session
50 Years of “Louis Armstrong and His Friends” Part 4: The May 29, 1970 Session
Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Scrapbooks: Scrapbook 1, Part 1
Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Scrapbooks: Scrapbook 1, Part 2
Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Scrapbooks: Scrapbook 1, Part 3
“My Fifty Fifth Birthday Celebration”: Happy Birthday Louis Armstrong!
The Story of Louis Armstrong’s Final Tape
“A Beautiful Night”: Salute to Satch, Newport Jazz Festival July 10, 1970
Neighbor Spotlight: Remembering “Little Dynamite,” Selma Heraldo
Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Scrapbooks: Scrapbook 2
Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Tapes: Reels 1-5
Happy Birthday, Pops! Louis and Friends Read Birthday Telegrams
Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Tapes: Reels 6-10
Neighbor Spotlight: Denise Pease Remembers “Uncle Louis”
Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Tapes: Reels 11-15
“The Kiss of Joy”: Enrico Tomasso Remembers Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Tapes: Reels 16-20
“Bop Bop Bop”: The Charlie Parker Centennial
Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Tapes: Reels 21-25
Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Tapes: Reels 26-30
Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Tapes: Reels 31-35
Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Tapes: Reels 36-40
Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Tapes: Reels 41-45
Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Tapes: Reels 46-50
Louis Armstrong and Comedy Part 1: Early Influences Bert Williams and Bill “Bojangles” Robinson
Louis Armstrong and Comedy Part 2: “Always a Showman!” 1922-1933
“Satchmo Charms Congo Cats”: Louis Armstrong and Leopoldville, 60 Years Later
Louis Armstrong and Comedy Part 3: “A Solid Man for Comedy”–Films of the 1930s and Early 40s
“Dig Us”: 60 Years of Louis Armstrong at the Sphinx
“Solid!” A Celebration of Velma Middleton
“She Just Sends Me All Over”: Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong
“My Whole Life, My Whole Soul, My Whole Spirit Is To Blow That Horn”: 50 Years of Louis Armstrong at the Waldorf”
“The Greatest Photo Taker”: Remembering Jack Bradley Part 1–The First Encounters
“The Greatest Photo Taker”: Remembering Jack Bradley Part 2–Webster Hall 1960
“The Greatest Photo Taker”: Remembering Jack Bradley Part 3–MSG and Newport 1960
“The Greatest Photo Taker”: Remembering Jack Bradley Part 4–Ellington Session, Scarsdale, and More!
“They’re My Tops”: The Making of “Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy”
“The Greatest Photo Taker”: Remembering Jack Bradley Part 5–Freedomland 1961
“The Great Chicago Concert”: 65th Anniversary Celebration
Marty Napoleon Centennial Celebration!
“Armstrong’s Personal Recordings”: Louis Armstrong’s Final Tapes Part 1
“Louis’ Sick Days”: Louis Armstrong’s 1971 Jasmin Interview
“Armstrong’s Personal Recordings”: Louis Armstrong’s Final Tapes Part 2
“I Am At Peace With The World”: Louis Armstrong Photos and Letters from June 1971
“Armstrong’s Personal Recordings”: Louis Armstrong’s Final Tapes Part
“A Message To My Fans And Friends From All Over The World”: Louis Armstrong’s “Open Letter to Fans”
“Armstrong’s Personal Recordings”: Louis Armstrong’s Final Tapes Part 4
“That Cat Ain’t Never Gonna Die”: Louis Armstrong’s Final Collages and Last Birthday Party
The Story of Louis Armstrong’s Final Tape
“A Jazz Era Ends”: The 50th Anniversary of Louis Armstrong’s Passing
“Move Over Gabriel, Because Here Comes Satchmo”: The Funeral of Louis Armstrong
“He Will Be Missed. But Above All, He Will Be Remembered”: Lucille Armstrong’s Condolence Letters Part 1
“God How I Loved That Man”: Lucille Armstrong’s Condolence Letters Part 2
“Louis Still With Us Forever”: Lucille Armstrong’s Condolence Letters Part 3
“His Wreath Will Never Wither and His Star Will Always Shine”: Lucille Armstrong’s Condolence Letters Part 4
“He Made Me Happy–And God Knows That’s The Most Fantastic Thing!”: Lucille Armstrong’s Condolence Letters Part 5
