Louis Armstrong had four wives, but it was his last and longest wife, Lucille, that bought the house in Corona and brought him to the community the Louis Armstrong House Museum still calls home. Born in the Bronx, Lucille Wilson Armstrong started working in show business in the 1930s during the Great Depression to helpContinue reading “Brown Sugar: The Story of Lucille Wilson Armstrong”
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“Opus Time”: Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27
After exploring selections by jazz royalty such as Jelly Roll Morton and Duke Ellington, not to mention his friend and disciple Bing Crosby, in previous editions of Satch’s Tracks, it’s time to explore one of the many classical selections found in Louis Armstrong’s record collection. Or in Louis’s words, it’s “Opus Time!” Today’s selection isContinue reading ““Opus Time”: Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27”
“A Little Story of My Own”: Armstrong and Collage
When he passed, Louis Armstrong left behind a collection of more than 750 reel to reel tapes, which have now found their home in the archives of the Louis Armstrong House Museum. The audio content of this collection is priceless, ranging from conversations between friends and family, recordings of Louis playing along with records andContinue reading ““A Little Story of My Own”: Armstrong and Collage”