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Crafted with a musicians ear and an historians eye, pops is a vibrant biography of the iconic louis armstrong that. Louis armstrong is one of the most writtenabout musicians in history. Drawing on newly available primary sources, he weaves together a biography that is both illuminating and inspirational. A life of louis armstrong for newcomers to jazz and the global audience for whom this music is a vital part of their lives, marc myers has written a deeply illuminating and engaging portrait of the. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages.
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Teachout delivers an entertaining yet factually rigid biography of louis armstrong, putting the past controversies in perspective, and codifying his life into a fairly straightforward whole. A life of louis armstrong, by terry teachout the new york. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo. A life of louis armstrong by terry teachout, paperback. Read pops a life of louis armstrong online, read in mobile or kindle. A life of louis armstrong, terry teachout draws on new sources, including hundreds of private recordings of backstage and afterhours conversations.
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Terry teachout discusses his biography of jazz musician louis armstrong and his impact on the world. Autobiographies armstrong became the first black jazz musician to publish an autobiography with his swing that music in 1936. Solo flight the seminal electric guitarist, second edition. It is true that louis armstrong s fascinating story, from his impoverished childhood in new orleans to his incredible achievement as a jazz innovator to his later success as a pop star and movie actor, has been covered in whole or in part by many other works, including james lincoln colliers. A life of louis armstrong hardcover by terry teachout. A life of duke ellington isbn 9781592407491 pdf epub. Pops isnt just a good biography of louis armstrongs full and varied life. A life of louis armstrong houghton mifflin harcourt in 2009, republishing it under the present title of pops the wonderful world of louis armstrong in kindle and hardcover format.
Louis armstrong 19011971 was born into poverty in new orleans. Dec 06, 2009 teachout leads us along armstrongs familiar path from the black storyville section of new orleans, where he was born in august 1901, the son of a father he barely knew and a 15yearold servant. A life of louis armstrong by terry teachout at indigo. This event complements the exhibit the fine art of jazz, on display at the central library. A life of louis armstrong from the worlds largest community of readers. Born in 1901 to the sixteenyearold daughter of a slave, he came of age among the prostitutes, pimps, and ragandbone merchants of new orleans. Those recordings served as the basis for terry teachout s new biography of the legendary musician, pops. Pdf pops a life of louis armstrong by terry teachout. Bastien piano basics performance level 1 download free.
A life of louis armstrong, wall street journalist and author, terry teachout traces mr. A genius born in poverty who became known in every corner of the world. He played jazz professionally before becoming a full time writer. Seemingly each passing year brings a new book on armstrong, ranging from general biographies to academic studies to works aimed at children. A life of louis armstrong, will be published on december 2 by houghton mifflin harcourt. Satchmo at the waldorf is a oneact, oneperson play written by terry teachout. Read pops the wonderful world of louis armstrong by terry teachout available from rakuten kobo. An excerpt from satchmo at the waldorf terry teachout terry teachout, drama critic for the wall street journal, is the author of satchmo at the waldorf 2011, which premiered in orlando, fla. Teachout believes that few outside the jazzstudies world recognize armstrong s talent as a writer he was the. For pops, his exhaustive louis armstrong bio, author terry teachout benefited from unprecedented full access to a sizable collection of private reeltoreel tape recordings armstrong made over the years to while away the hours.
A life of louis armstrong by terry teachout makes for very good reading, at least for most of its almost 400 pages 475 with source notes and index. The life and times of muddy waters by robert gordon. According to the printed playbill by dramatists play services inc. A life of louis armstrong online books in format pdf. Pops, terry teachout s biography of louis armstrong does that. Pops tells the story of his entire life from cradle to grave. Pops isnt just a good biography of louis armstrong s full and varied life. Product description louis armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of the twe. The book sends you fleeing to your cds, or to youtube, just to figure out what hes. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book.
Henry chinaski, bukowskis alterego, is pushed to translate a semiautobiographical book into a screenplay for. Louis armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century and a giant of modern music culture. Wall street journal critic terry teachout has drawn on a cache of important new sources. A life of louis armstrong by terry teachout 20101007 terry teachout on. After all, i told myself, i played trumpet for a third of my life, have.
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The book has revelations for those unfamiliar with armstrong s life and career. Pops the wonderful world of louis armstrong by terry teachout. Terry teachoutnot only a good writer but also a former professional bass player. An entertainer who knocked the beatles off the top of the charts four decades after he. Jan 08, 2010 the life of jazz great louis armstrong is the subject of the new biography, pops, by terry teachout, who is the drama critic for the wall street journal and cultural critic for commentary.
A life of louis armstrong, my new book, is the story of a great artist who was also a good man. I dont mean he was antipathetic or indifferent to it, or felt it was not a strong choice for a single but would be okay for side 2 track 5 of an album. Apr 15, 2018 louis armstrong had recently switched record labels, to abc, and the president of the company, larry newton, was opposed to satchmo doing what a wonderful world. Wall street journal arts columnist terry teachout has drawn on new. Satchmo grew up rough in new orleans and learned to play the cornet in an orphanage. This newest biography reveals a little more of the man than previous books, but the story is the same. Choose your countrys store to see books available for purchase. Armstrong s contributions to jazz, pop culture, and breaking the color barrier are well told in a crisp, clean prose. Terry teachout modestly describes pops as a synthesis of other scholars research p. Armstrongs contributions to jazz, pop culture, and breaking the color barrier are well told in a crisp, clean prose. He knocked the beatles off the top of the charts, wrote the finest of all jazz.
Louis armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century and a giant of modern american culture. A life of louis armstrong edward kennedy duke ellington was the greatest jazz composer of the twentieth centuryand an impenetrably enigmatic personality whom no one, not even his closest friends, claimed to understand. Modestly subtitled a life of louis armstrong rather than the life of. A life of louis armstrong edward kennedy duke ellington. Drama critic for the wall street journal terry teachout and his latest book on jazz legend louis armstrong, pops. A life of louis armstrong by terry teachout popmatters. Download pops a life of louis armstrong ebook for free in pdf and epub format. A genius who was born in the gutterand became a celebrity known in every corner of the world.
Teachout recently spoke to host neal conan about his new book. A life of louis armstrong by terry teachout goodreads. It is teachout s first play and it is about the famous jazz trumpeter and performer louis armstrong. The result is a book that will shape the way all subsequent commentators think and write about jazz history. This is a list of english language booklength biographies and autobiographies of notable jazz. Armstrong s youthful journey through the winding streets of new orleans at the turn of 20th century. A conversation with terry teachout, author of duke. Includes a pdf summary of 26 pages description or summary of the book.
Offstage he was witty, introspective and unexpectedly complex, a beloved colleague with an explosive temper whose largerthan life personality was tougher and more sharpedged than his worshipping fans ever knew. In this book, terry teachout undertakes the difficult task to sift though the legend to discover the man underneath. Louis armstrong august 4, 1901 july 6, 1971 nicknamed satchmo or pops, was an american jazz trumpeter and singer from new orleans, louisiana. Pops by terry teachout overdrive rakuten overdrive. The ranks of his admirers included johnny cash, jackson pollock and orson welles. He is the drama critic of the wall street journal, the criticatlarge of commentary, and the author of sightings, a column about the arts in america that appears biweekly in the wall street journal. Terry teachout a great artist who was also a good man. Though the play is written for, and performed by a sole artist, it requires for the actor to. Louis armstrong is an iconic figure in american popular culture and in jazz. From iconic tortured artisteveryman charles bukowski, hollywood is the fictionalization of his experience adapting his novel barfly into a movie by the same name. This event was hosted by politics and prose in washington, dc.