Announcer: The King was dead. That's what they said when Louis Armstrong died. The great jazz trumpeter passed away two days after his 71st birthday on July 4th. (Editorial correction: Armstrong ...

James Monroe Iglehart, who stars as Louis Armstrong in Broadway’s ... but in the most positive way,” the New York actor said of Armstrong, who died in 1971 at age 69.

Dive into the incredible journey of Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), the jazz virtuoso whose trumpet and voice shaped the sound of American music. Armstrong voice and unique sound made him one of the ...