Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong sharing a laugh with Duke Ellington and Diahann Carroll in Paris, 1960. ✨ 📸: Herman Leonard / Smithsonian National Museum of American History

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Which of Louis Armstrong's iconic performances has your favorite trumpet playing?
Credit: Evelyn Richter / courtesy of the Louis Armstrong House Museum & the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation

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“My whole life, my whole soul, my whole spirit is to blow that horn.” - Louis Armstrong 🎺 📸: Harry Warnecke/Gus Schoenbaechler

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Louis Armstrong with Grace Kelly on the set of 'High Society,' the 1956 film that earned two Academy Award nominations! 🎬 💛 #Jazz #LouisArmstrong #AcademyAward
📸: MGM Studios

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Louis performing on the Kraft Music Hall TV show at NBC Studios in New York in June 1967. 📸: David Redfern

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A young Louis Armstrong poised with his trumpet and ready to learn! 📸: Bruno Pollak / Bauhaus c.1932

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"What we play is life." - Louis Armstrong 🎶❤️ 📸: Herman Hiller

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🎾 Fun fact: The US Open has been held at Louis Armstrong Stadium since 1978. It was named after Louis who lived just a few blocks away in Queens! 🎷✨ #USOpen #LouisArmstrong

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"And I seem to find the happiness I seek when we're out together dancing cheek to cheek..." Louis and Lucille enjoying their time in a gallery displaying a painting of Louis with his trumpet 💛🎺 📸: SREDA Film Lab

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Happy Birthday Pops! We're celebrating Louis' birthday all week long with his most famous performances! Check back everyday to see how we're celebrating! 🥳💛

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