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Argentine writer Julio Cortázar, a self-described Armstrong admirer, asserted that a 1952 Louis Armstrong concert at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées in Paris played a significant role in inspiring him to create the fictional creatures called Cronopios that are the subject of a number of Cortázar's short stories. Cortázar once called ...
The cause of death was a heart attack. 1997: English actor Anthony Wheeler died by strangulation while playing Judas Iscariot at a performance of Jesus Christ Superstar in Chalkidiki, Greece. He hanged himself after failing to attach the rope to a safety harness that would have kept pressure from his neck, though he had successfully performed ...
Trummy Young (right) and Jimmie Lunceford, early 1940s Young, left, shaking hands with Louis Armstrong at a 1955 concert in Oslo. James "Trummy" Young (January 12, 1912 – September 10, 1984) [1] was an American trombonist in the swing era. He established himself as a star during his 12 years performing with Louis Armstrong in
Brandon Louis Armstrong, the music giant’s great-great nephew, makes his Broadway debut playing multiple parts in a new musical about the jazz legend’s life. NEW YORK (AP) — The new stage ...
He returned to play with Armstrong from 1952 to 1956, [1] and performed in the 1956 musical, High Society. Shaw performed with Louis Armstrong and his All Stars with Velma Middleton singing vocals for the ninth Cavalcade of Jazz concert held at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles. The concert was produced by Leon Hefflin, Sr. on June 7, 1953.
In a way, James Monroe Iglehart feels a special kinship to Louis Armstrong. The Tony winner, 50, steps into the famed jazz singer’s shoes in the new Broadway musical A Wonderful World, which ...
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David Roy Eldridge (January 30, 1911 – February 26, 1989), nicknamed "Little Jazz", was an American jazz trumpeter. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, his virtuosic solos exhibiting a departure from the dominant style of jazz trumpet innovator Louis Armstrong, and his strong impact on Dizzy Gillespie mark him as one of the most influential musicians ...