Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues

Release: 2022 | Community Score: 66%

Never-before-heard personal recordings and archival footage tell the story of Louis Armstrong's life from his perspective. From musical phenom to civil rights activist to world-renowned artist, this illuminating film shows sides of Armstrong few have seen.

Cast

Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Self (archive footage)
Nas

Nas

Self
Wynton Marsalis

Wynton Marsalis

Self
Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)
Orson Welles

Orson Welles

Self (archive footage)
Archie Shepp

Archie Shepp

Self (voice) (archive sound)
Count Basie

Count Basie

Self (voice) (archive sound)
Lucille Armstrong

Lucille Armstrong

Self (voice) (archive sound)
Dan Morganstern

Dan Morganstern

Self
Steve Allen

Steve Allen

Self (voice) (archive sound)
Edward R. Marrow

Edward R. Marrow

Self (archive footage)
Danny Baker

Danny Baker

Self- Voice
George Jones

George Jones

Self (voice) (archive sound)
Mike Douglas

Mike Douglas

Self (archive footage)
Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton

Self (voice) (archive sound)
James Baldwin

James Baldwin

Self (archive footage)
Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

Self (archive footage)
Dick Cavett

Dick Cavett

Self (archive footage)
Tommy Rockwell

Tommy Rockwell

Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles

Ray Charles

Self (archive footage)
Sam Cooke

Sam Cooke

Self (archive footage)
James Brown

James Brown

Self (archive footage)
John Lennon

John Lennon

Self (archive footage)
Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Self (archive footage)
George Harrison

George Harrison

Self (archive footage)
Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr

Self (archive footage)
Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein

Self (archive footage)
Al Capone

Al Capone

Self (archive footage)
Ed Sullivan

Ed Sullivan

Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr.

Self (archive footage)
James Stewart

James Stewart

Self - Glenn Miller (archive footage)
Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby

Self - C.K Dexter-Haven (archive footage)
Barbra Streisand

Barbra Streisand

Self (archive footage)
Miles Davis

Miles Davis

Self (voice) (archive sound)
Slim Thompson

Slim Thompson

Self (voice) (archive sound)
Ossie Davis

Ossie Davis

Self (archive footage)
Sammy Davis Jr.

Sammy Davis Jr.

Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)
Walter Cronkite

Walter Cronkite

Self (voice) (archive sound)