Louis Armstrong: References & Edit History
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Biographies include Max Jones and John Chilton, Louis: The Louis Armstrong Story, 1900–1971 (1971, reprinted 1988); James Lincoln Collier, Louis Armstrong: An American Genius (1983, also published as Louis Armstrong: A Biography, 1984); Gary Giddins, Satchmo (1988, reissued 1998); Marc H. Miller (ed.), Louis Armstrong: A Cultural Legacy (1994); Laurence Bergreen, Louis Armstrong: An Extravagant Life (1997); Gary Giddins, Satchmo: The Genius of Louis Armstrong (2001); and Ricky Riccardi, Heart Full of Rhythm: The Big Band Years of Louis Armstrong (2020).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Added several of his honors, a section on his activism, and noted his participation in the Great Migration and the Harlem Renaissance. | Nov 10, 2026 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: PBS - American Masters - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Sep 24, 2026 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 31, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 31, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 02, 2026 | ||
| Revised the Top Questions section. | Jan 28, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Saturday Extra - Louis Armstrong. | Jan 06, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: BBC - Louis Armstrong: The US jazz icon with a controversial legacy. | Oct 28, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 10, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Feb 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation. | Oct 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Black History in America - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Sep 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - American Masters - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Jun 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: All About Jazz - Louis Armstrong. | May 16, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Official Site of The Louis Armstrong House Museum. | Apr 06, 2023 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 02, 2021 | ||
| Added a statement about the Louis Armstrong House Museum. | Dec 10, 2020 | ||
| Media added. | Nov 19, 2019 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Apr 26, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: America's Story from America's Library - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Jan 06, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States History - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Oct 17, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: African American Registry - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Sep 17, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Making Music Fun! - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Jun 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: AllMusic - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Jun 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: BlackPast - Biography of Louis Daniel Armstrong. | Jun 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Jun 09, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Music - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Jun 08, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Matinee Classics - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | May 30, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Red Hot Jazz Archive - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Jan 23, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Smallpox. | Jan 23, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Jan 23, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia of Jazz Musicians - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Jan 23, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Turner Classic Movies - Louis Armstrong. | Jan 23, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Red Hot Jazz Archive - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Jan 23, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Jan 23, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Biography of Louis Armstrong. | Jan 23, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 22, 2012 | ||
| Added Armstrong's claim that he was born in 1900 and that later research supported 1901 as his birth year. | Oct 18, 2011 | ||
| Added URL to topic: Emedicine - Carcinoma In Situ of the Urinary Bladder. | Aug 27, 2009 | ||
| Added new Web site: PBS Online - Jazz, A film by Ken Burns. | Dec 28, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: PBS Online - Jazz, A film by Ken Burns. | Dec 28, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Satchmo.net - The Official Site of the Louis Armstrong House & Archives. | May 23, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: TIME 100: Louis Armstrong. | May 11, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 07, 2005 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 01, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 16, 2001 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 04, 1999 |
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