Louis Armstrong

About Louis Armstrong

Satchmo, as he was known onstage because of his large mouth, was an American jazz legend. Iconic and an influential figure he came to prominence in the 1920s as a highly talented and creative trumpet and cornet player. Now recognized as Louis Armstrong he was a founding influence in jazz. His infectious smile and huge lungs meant he could powerfully improvise solo performance and bend lyrics to acclaim. With his instantly recognizable and deep gravelly voice Armstrong was an accomplished singer, demonstrating great dexterity between singing and playing trumpet effortlessly, improvising all the way. 

Most Discussed Louis Armstrong Songs

Dream a Little Dream of Me

by Louis Armstrong

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Popular Louis Armstrong Songs

What A Wonderful World - Single Version

by Louis Armstrong

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31

Cheek to Cheek

by Louis Armstrong

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210

A Kiss To Build A Dream On

by Louis Armstrong

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107

They Can't Take That Away From Me

by Louis Armstrong

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22

Mood Indigo

by Louis Armstrong

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18

I Only Have Eyes for You

by Louis Armstrong

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91

Makin' Whoopee

by Louis Armstrong ft. Oscar Peterson

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1

Who Walks In When I Walk Out?

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

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1

I Was Doing All Right

by Louis Armstrong ft. Oscar Peterson

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2

See See Rider - 1983 Satchmo Version

by Louis Armstrong

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25

Louis Armstrong Albums

The Decca Singles 1949-1958

by Louis Armstrong

2016 / 49 Tracks / 9 Lyrics

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Maybe It's Because

by Louis Armstrong

3:15

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167

1

I Laughed At Love

by Louis Armstrong

2:57

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0

1

Dream a Little Dream of Me

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:06

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49

2

I'll Keep The Lovelight Burning

by Louis Armstrong

3:00

0

0

2

It Takes Two To Tango - Single Version

by Louis Armstrong

2:55

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4

2

Can Anyone Explain?

by Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald

3:11

0

0

3

White Christmas - Single Version

by Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra

2:40

0

0

3

That Lucky Old Sun (Just Rolls Around Heaven All Day)

by Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins Orchestra And Choir

3:05

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0

3

Life Is So Peculiar

by Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

3:21

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0

4

Winter Wonderland - Single Version

by Louis Armstrong

3:01

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0

4

Blueberry Hill

by Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins Orchestra And Choir

2:54

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0

4

(I'll Be Glad When You're Dead) You Rascal You

by Louis Armstrong, Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five

3:07

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0

5

Sit Down, You're Rocking The Boat

by Louis Armstrong

3:18

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0

5

You Can't Lose A Broken Heart

by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Sy Oliver

3:16

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0

5

Chloe (Song Of The Swamp) - Single Version

by Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra

3:05

0

0

6

That's What The Man Said

by Louis Armstrong

2:58

0

0

6

Listen To The Mocking Bird

by Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra

3:02

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0

6

My Sweet Hunk O' Trash

by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Sy Oliver

3:20

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0

7

New Orleans Function

by Louis Armstrong

6:43

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0

7

You're Just In Love

by Velma Middleton, Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins And Orchestra

2:43

0

19

7

Would You Like To Take A Walk?

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:18

0

0

8

Panama

by Louis Armstrong

4:03

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0

8

If

by Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra

3:24

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0

9

That's For Me - Pt.1 & Pt.2

by Louis Armstrong

5:08

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0

10

Bugle Call Rag / Ole Miss

by Louis Armstrong

8:45

0

9

10

Unless

by Louis Armstrong

3:19

0

0

11

A Kiss To Build A Dream On

by Louis Armstrong

3:04

0

107

11

I Surrender Dear - Pt.1 & Pt.2

by Louis Armstrong

6:39

0

23

12

(When We Are Dancin') I Get Ideas

by Louis Armstrong

3:28

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29

12

Russian Lullaby

by Louis Armstrong

5:35

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0

13

Cold Cold Heart

by Louis Armstrong, Sy Oliver

3:10

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2

13

Baby, Won't You Please Come Home

by Louis Armstrong

4:31

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0

14

Because of You

by Louis Armstrong

3:13

0

6

14

Fine And Dandy

by Louis Armstrong

4:07

0

0

15

My Bucket's Got A Hole In It

by Louis Armstrong

3:43

0

0

15

It's All In The Game

by Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra

3:23

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0

16

La vie en rose

by Louis Armstrong

3:30

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92

16

When It's Sleepy Time Down South

by Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins And Orchestra

3:17

0

3

17

C'est si bon

by Louis Armstrong

3:02

0

7

17

Necessary Evil

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

2:35

0

0

18

Oops!

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:11

0

19

19

Big Butter And Eggman

by Louis Armstrong, Velma Middleton

3:01

0

13

20

You're The Apple Of My Eye

by Louis Armstrong

2:50

0

0

21

Jeannine (I Dream Of Lilac Time)

by Louis Armstrong

3:24

0

4

22

Indian Love Call

by Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins And Orchestra

3:09

0

35

23

I'll Walk Alone

by Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra

3:09

0

10

24

Kiss of Fire

by Louis Armstrong

3:05

0

167

25

Baby It's Cold Outside

by Louis Armstrong, Velma Middleton

2:41

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79

26

That's My Desire

by Louis Armstrong, Velma Middleton

2:35

0

0

The Complete Ella And Louis On Verve

by Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald

1997 / 37:37 / 47 Tracks / 23 Lyrics

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Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:32

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13

1

Can't We Be Friends?

by Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald

3:46

0

100

1

Porgy And Bess: Overture

by Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald

10:50

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0

2

Summertime

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

4:56

0

21

2

Stompin' At The Savoy

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

5:16

0

0

2

Isn't This A Lovely Day?

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

6:17

0

0

3

I Won't Dance

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:33

0

42

3

Moonlight In Vermont

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:40

0

35

3

I Wants to Stay Here

by Ella Fitzgerald

4:35

0

3

4

They Can't Take That Away from Me

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:08

0

17

4

My Man's Gone Now

by Ella Fitzgerald

3:04

0

105

4

Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

4:15

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0

5

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

4:16

0

29

5

Under A Blanket Of Blue

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

4:19

0

0

5

I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'

by Ella Fitzgerald

3:51

0

0

6

These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

7:40

0

4

6

Buzzard Song

by Ella Fitzgerald

2:57

0

0

6

Tenderly

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

5:09

0

0

7

I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:13

0

11

7

A Foggy Day

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

4:31

0

86

7

Bess, You Is My Woman Now

by Ella Fitzgerald

5:26

0

214

8

Willow Weep For Me

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

4:17

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4

8

It Ain't Necessarily So

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

6:32

0

20

8

Stars Fell on Alabama

by Louis Armstrong ft. Ella Fitzgerald

3:33

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1

9

What You Want Wid Bess?

by Ella Fitzgerald

2:01

0

36

9

I'm Puttin' All My Eggs In One Basket

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:29

0

0

9

Cheek To Cheek

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

5:55

0

0

10

A Fine Romance

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:56

0

38

10

The Nearness Of You

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

5:43

0

28

10

A Woman Is A Sometime Thing

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

4:45

0

102

11

Ill Wind

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

2:54

0

9

11

April In Paris

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

6:33

0

41

11

Oh, Doctor Jesus

by Ella Fitzgerald

1:59

0

0

12

Don't Be That Way

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

4:09

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86

12

Love Is Here To Stay

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:58

0

186

12

Porgy And Bess: Medley: Here Come De Honey Man / Crab Man / Oh, Dey's So Fresh And Fine

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:27

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0

13

I Get a Kick Out of You

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

4:00

0

16

13

There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

4:52

0

14

13

Makin' Whoopee

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:59

0

0

14

They All Laughed

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:48

0

281

14

Learnin' the Blues

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

7:11

0

23

14

Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

2:35

0

0

15

Oh, Lawd, I'm on My Way!

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

2:57

0

27

15

You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

2:54

0

25

15

Comes Love

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

2:28

0

0

16

Autumn In New York

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

5:56

0

114

16

Undecided - Live From The Hollywood Bowl/1956

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Crummy Young, Edmond Hall, Billy Kyle, Dale Jones, Barrett Deems

3:44

0

38

Ella & Louis Christmas

by Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald

2016 / 20 Tracks / 10 Lyrics

1

Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

by Ella Fitzgerald

2:56

0

49

2

Sleigh Ride

by Ella Fitzgerald

2:54

0

208

3

The Christmas Song

by Ella Fitzgerald

3:04

0

38

4

Christmas Night In Harlem - Single Version

by Louis Armstrong, Benny Carter

2:41

0

26

5

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

by Ella Fitzgerald

2:43

0

90

6

Frosty The Snowman

by Ella Fitzgerald

2:12

0

46

7

White Christmas - Single Version

by Louis Armstrong, Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra

2:40

0

38

8

Cool Yule

by Louis Armstrong, The Commanders

2:55

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11

9

Baby, It's Cold Outside - Pt. 1 & 2 / Live At Pasadena Civic Auditorium,1951

by Louis Armstrong, Velma Middleton

5:42

0

0

10

I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:13

0

11

11

Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

by Ella Fitzgerald

2:18

0

13

12

'Zat You, Santa Claus? - Single Version

by Louis Armstrong, The Commanders

2:47

0

0

13

Jingle Bells

by Ella Fitzgerald

2:23

0

1

14

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

by Ella Fitzgerald

2:52

0

15

15

Winter Wonderland - Single Version

by Louis Armstrong

3:01

0

0

16

The Secret of Christmas

by Ella Fitzgerald

2:45

0

102

17

Christmas In New Orleans

by Louis Armstrong, Benny Carter

2:54

0

3

18

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

by Ella Fitzgerald

3:35

0

13

19

Would You Like To Take A Walk?

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

3:18

0

0

20

What A Wonderful World - Single Version

by Louis Armstrong

2:19

0

31