Vintage Black Glamour hit 25,000 “likes” today! I think I will celebrate that along with the birthday of Louis Armstrong, seen here in Paris in 1960 with Duke Ellington in a photo by Herman Leonard. Mr. Armstrong was actually born on August 4, 1901 - but he believed he was born on July 4th for his entire life (he died in 1971). In the mid-1980s, baptismal records were discovered that revealed his real birthdate.
Louis Armstrong celebrates his 50th Birthday with Tallulah Bankhead and Bill Langford on the terrace of Bankhead’s Manhattan apartment in August 1950. Photograph by Genevieve Naylor.
Cheers! Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong in Paris, 1960. Photo by Herman Leonard.
Diahann Carroll, Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong in Paris in 1960 during the filming of the 1961 movie Paris Blues. Mr. Ellington provided the music for the film and Ms. Carroll starred alongside Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier. Photo by Herman Leonard.
Louis Armstrong (at the piano holding his trumpet) in 1926 with Hot Five members (from left) banjo playr Johnny St. Cyr, clarinetist Johnny Dodds, trombonist Kid Ory, and pianist Lil Hardin. Photo: JazzSign/Lebrecht Music & Arts/Corbis
