Satchmo: The Life of Louis Armstrong (1992)

Master of American Music

Genre: Documentary, Music, TV Movie

Release Date: 1992-01-01

User Rating: 7/10 from 1 ratings

Runtime: 1h 26min

Language: English

Production Company: Toby byron/Multiprises

Production Country: United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany

Directors: Kendrick Simmons, Gary Giddins.

Summary

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.