Louis Armstrong, in his own words : selected writings / Louis Armstrong ; edited and with an introduction and appendix by Thomas Brothers ; annotated index by Charles Kinzer.

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971.

781.65 Armstrong

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

xxvii, 255 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

"Louis Armstrong has been the subject of countless biographies and music histories. Yet scant attention has been paid to the remarkable array of writings he left behind."--BOOK JACKET. "Based on extensive research through the Armstrong archives, this volume includes some of his earliest letters, personal correspondence with one of his first biographers in 1943-44, autobiographical writings, magazine articles, and essays. Here are Armstrong's own thoughts on his life and career - from poverty in New Orleans to playing in the famous cafes, cabarets, and saloons of Storyville, from his big break in 1922 with the King Oliver band to his storming of New York, from his breaking of color barriers in Hollywood to the infamous King of the Zulus incident in 1949, and, finally, to his last days in Queens, New York."--BOOK JACKET.

Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971.

Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography.

Jazz -- History and criticism.

Brothers, Thomas David.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-227) and index.

"Swing a Lot of Type Writing": An Introduction to Louis Armstrong's Writings -- I. "Home Sweet Home": Childhood and Apprenticeship in New Orleans. 1. "Louis Armstrong + the Jewish Family in New Orleans, La., the Year of 1907" (March 31, 1969-1970). 2. "Joe Oliver Is Still King" (1950). 3. "Bunk Didn't Teach Me" (1950). 4. Letter to Isidore Barbarin (September 1, 1922) -- II. "Some Kind of a God": Chicago, New York, and California, 1922-1931. 5. "The Armstrong Story" (1954). 6. Letters to Robert Goffin (May 7 and July 19, 1944). 7. The "Goffin Notebooks" (ca. 1944). 8. "The Satchmo Story" (early 1959). 9. "Jazz on a High Note" (1951) -- III. "Book Anywhere - Anytime": Life on the Road during the 1940s and 1950s. 10. Early Years with Lucille (ca. 1970). 11. Letter to Leonard Feather (September 18, 1941). 12. Letter to Betty Jane Holder (February 9, 1952). 13. Letter to Joe Glaser (August 2, 1955). 14. "Lombardo Grooves Louis!" (1949) -- IV. "Music Has No Age": Late Years in Corona, New York. 15. Letter to L/Cpl. Villec (1967). 16. "Scanning the History of Jazz" (1960). 17. "Our Neighborhood" (ca. 1970). 18. Open Letter to Fans (June 1, 1970). 19. "Goodbye to All of You" (1969). Bibliography of Writings / Louis Armstrong.

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