ISBN: 9780195037272

Louis Armstrong. ""Satchmo."" To millions of fans, he was just a great entertainer. But to jazz aficionados, he was one of the most important musicians of our times-not only a key figure … Meer...

Louis Armstrong. ""Satchmo."" To millions of fans, he was just a great entertainer. But to jazz aficionados, he was one of the most important musicians of our times-not only a key figure in the history of jazz but a formative influence on all of 20th-century popular music. Set against thebackdrop of New Orleans, Chicago, and New York during the ""jazz age"", Collier re-creates the saga of an old-fashioned black man making it in a white world. He chronicles Armstrong''s rise as a musician, his scrapes with the law, his relationships with four wives, and his frequent feuds with fellowmusicians Earl Hines and Zutty Singleton. He also sheds new light on Armstrong''s endless need for approval, his streak of jealousy, and perhaps most important, what some consider his betrayal of his gift as he opted for commercial success and stardom. A unique biography, knowledgeable, insightful, and packed with information, it ends with Armstrong''s death in 1971 as one of the best-known figures in American entertainment. | Louis Armstrong by James Lincoln Collier Paperback | Indigo Chapters Books > Music & Movies & Performing Arts > Music > Jazz P10122, James Lincoln Collier<

1986, ISBN: 0195037278

[EAN: 9780195037272], Neubuch, [PU: OUP USA], New Book. Delivered from our UK warehouse in 4 to 14 business days. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000, Books

1986, ISBN: 0195037278

[EAN: 9780195037272], Neubuch, [PU: OUP USA], New Book. Shipped from UK. THIS BOOK IS PRINTED ON DEMAND. Established seller since 2000., Books