A life of louis armstrong, with a musical performance by jonerik kellso on trumpet. 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. Duke navy general library program downloadable books. This event was hosted by politics and prose in washington, dc.
Crafted with a musicians ear and an historians eye, pops is a vibrant biography of the iconic louis armstrong that resonates with the same warmth as ol satchmos distinctive voice. Pops, terry teachout s biography of louis armstrong does that. Pops a life of louis armstrong by terry teachout pdf free. Louis armstrong was often regarded as an uncle tom by many people in the african american community, this book dispels that as a myth. Terry teachout born february 6, 1956 is an american author, critic, biographer, playwright, stage director, and librettist. Jazz icon louis armstrong didnt just leave behind a treasure trove of musical. Terry teachout is the drama critic of the wall street journal, the criticatlarge of commentary, and the author of sightings, a biweekly column about the arts in the united states.
If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe. July 22, 20 the revealing biography chronicles the life of the legendary jazz bandleader and composer, who conjured great music out of other mens ideas. Drawing on several previously unavailable sources, including. In this selection from journal theater critic terry teachouts pops, we see famed new orleans trumpeter louis armstrong in 1924 making his. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. A genius who was born in the gutterand became a celebrity known in every corner of the world. Its odd, because elsewhere teachout praises armstrong for avoiding musical jargon when talking about his music. 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. Louis armstrong is such a towering figure in the history of western music that it seems odd that, until the publication of terry teachouts pops, no one had yet written a definitive, narrative biography of armstrong. He was a phenomenally gifted and imaginative artist, and an entertainer so irresistibly magnetic that he knocked the beatles off the top of the charts four decades after he cut his first record. With pops, his eloquent and important new biography of armstrong, the critic and cultural historian terry teachout restores this jazzman to his deserved place in the pantheon of american artists, building upon gary giddinss excellent 1988 study, satchmo. Mencken, as a balanced, judicious assessment, flecked with sharply critical insights. Louis armstrong was a jazz musician who influenced the music.
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Louis armstrong is widely known as the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly available primary sources, he weaves together a biography that is both illuminating and inspirational. In the spring of 1998, time commissioned al hirschfeld, the doyen of american caricaturists, to draw an unusual cover. A life of louis armstrong houghton mifflin harcourt, 2009. Terry teachout talked about his biography of louis armstrong called pops. Product description louis armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of the twe. 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. A life of louis armstrong edward kennedy duke ellington. Pops the wonderful world of louis armstrong by terry teachout. It would celebrate five outstanding artists and entertainers of the centurypablo picasso, lucille ball, charlie chaplin, steven spielberg, and louis armstrong.
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Drama critic for the wall street journal terry teachout and his latest book on jazz legend louis armstrong, pops. Terry teachoutnot only a good writer but also a former professional bass. Pops by terry teachout houghton mifflin harcourt 512 pp. Pdf pops a life of louis armstrong by terry teachout. Terry teachout modestly describes pops as a synthesis of other scholars research p. A life of louis armstrong online books in format pdf. A life of louis armstrong paperback third place books. He played jazz professionally before becoming a a fulltime writer. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. 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. The genius of louis armstrong, and offering a stern rebuttal of james lincoln colliers. A life of louis armstrong louis armstrong was both a great artist and a popular success. A life of louis armstrong by terry teachout, paperback.
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His play satchmo at the waldorf, a oneman show about. This event took place on may 6, 2010, at the central library, 14 w. 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 goodreads. A life of louis armstrong and satchmo at the waldorf, a oneman play about armstrongs life and times. A life of duke ellington by terry teachout, paperback. Although ellington wrote an autobiography music is my mistress and has been profiled in several other books over the years, few of these get at the complexity of ellingtons private life and his.
Oct 29, 20 terry teachout is the drama critic of the wall street journal, the criticatlarge of commentary, and the author of sightings, a biweekly column about the arts in the united states. Terry teachout, the drama critic at the wall street journal, is the author of pops. A major new biography of duke ellington from the acclaimed author of pops. Armstrongs contributions to jazz, pop culture, and breaking the color barrier are well told in a crisp, clean prose. Louis armstrong was the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century and a giant of modern american culture. Those recordings served as the basis for terry teachout s new biography of the legendary musician, pops. Crafted with a musicians ear and an historians eye, pops is a vibrant biography of the iconic louis armstrong that. Nov, 2010 drama critic for the wall street journal terry teachout and his latest book on jazz legend louis armstrong, pops.
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