On July 12, Verve Records will deliver Louis in London, the last great performance by one of the most influential figures in jazz music, Louis Armstrong. The recording captures the musician and his ...

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In one of his final performances, Armstrong used "Hello Dolly" to convey the joy of being alive. It was one of his final live performances. On Jan. 29, 1971, 69-year-old Louis Armstrong walked onto ...

On December 3, 1963, at age 62, when most folks are thinking about retirement, Louis Armstrong recorded the sprightly “Hello, Dolly!," the title song for a Broadway show. Thus began a six year-long ...

Performances in N.Y.C. By exploring Armstrong’s offstage struggles and tensions, “A Wonderful World” wants to shatter the image of an entertainer who was far more than just affable. Louis Armstrong ...

"Born on the Fourth of July." Many have made that yankee doodle boast — including songwriter George M. Cohan (born July 3) and MGM chief Louis B. Mayer (born July 12). But Louis Armstrong is a special ...

After watching the new Apple TV+ documentary ‘Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues,’ interviewing the filmmakers, and visiting the Queens home of the founding father of jazz, Globe film critic Odie ...

At the height of the success of Louis Armstrong, it was a deliberate and conscientious decision for music lovers and consumers to purchase a record. Some still remember trekking to the nearest record ...

To understand someone's life, you have to walk a mile in their shoes. Which "A Wonderful World," a new musical about Louis Armstrong, has done — to an unusual degree. The show, in its current ...

Imagine a night in the musical theater where you get compressed versions of “Funny Girl” and “Funny Lady” plus “Funny Grandma” with a coda of “It’s a Wonderful Life” that includes the song “What a ...