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Louis Armstrong is widely known as the greatest jazz musician of the twentieth century. 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. Offstage he was witty, introspective, and unexpectedly complex, a beloved colleague with an explosive temper whose larger-than-life personality was tougher and more sharp-edged than his worshiping fans ever knew.
Wall Street Journal critic Terry Teachout has drawn on a cache of important new sources unavailable to previous biographers, including hundreds of candid after-hours recordings made by Armstrong himself, to craft a sweeping new narrative biography. Certain to be the definitive word on Armstrong for our generation, Pops paints a gripping portrait of the man, his world, and his music that will stand alongside Gary Giddins’s Bing Crosby and Peter Guralnick’s Last Train to Memphis as a classic biography of a major American musician.
Publisher : Mariner Books; First Edition (October 7, 2010)
Language : English
Paperback : 496 pages
ISBN-10 : 0547386370
ISBN-13 : 978-0547386379
Item Weight : 1 pounds
Dimensions : 5.31 x 1.17 x 8 inches
Customers say
Customers find the book enjoyable and interesting for fans of Louis Armstrong. They appreciate the writer’s perspective as a musician, providing an insightful biography with plenty of details about his life and achievements. Readers praise the author’s thorough research and clear presentation of various controversies. The book is described as easy to read and concise, with a sympathetic touch that portrays Armstrong as a generous and loving man.
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