WEBLINKS

Satchmo.net: The Official Site for the Louis Armstrong House and Archives
http://www.satchmo.net/

The official site, with major funding provided by the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation, contains an in-depth biography, programs, photographs, online exhibits, memberships, centennial events, and online archives.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum: Louis Armstrong
http://www.rockhall.com/hof/inductee.asp?id=59

This site is includes a short summary of Louis Armstrong's impact on the evolution of jazz music and his life achievements, honoring him as an inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.

Louis Armstrong: A Cultural Legacy
http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/armstrong/

This site highlights Louis Armstrong's involvement with the growth of jazz, big band, and swing music. This Web site includes photographs of Louis Armstrong and his family/friends, courtesy of the Louis Armstrong Archive, Queens College, NY.

The Louis Armstrong Discography
http://www.satchography.com/home.html

Louis Armstrong's history and musical career are segmented into seven sections, ranging from 1923-1971. Within each section there is a complete listing of his albums and respective song titles. Album and session details are also available.

DownBeat.com: Louis Armstrong
http://www.downbeat.com/artists/window.asp?action=new&aid=390&aname=Louis+Armstrong

This site includes Louis Armstrong's biography, photographs, newspaper articles (1939, 1941, 1939), discography, message board, and MP3's.

Red Hot Jazz Archive: Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong
http://www.redhotjazz.com/louie.html

Red Hot Jazz presents an overview of Louis Armstrong's musical career path, including links to fellow jazz musicians of the era, ensembles he had participated in, and performing groups he formed throughout the years.

PBS Jazz--A Film by Ken Burns, Louis Armstrong Biography
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_
armstrong_louis.htm

PBS includes a brief history of Louis Armstrong's experiences as a growing musician. Audio samples of his works (in chronological order) are placed intermittently throughout the biography.

Jazz Kids
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/kids/

This animated cartoon jazz site includes artist biographies outlined in Q&A format, a timeline, an improvisation station, and online audio clip activities to familiarize children with the sounds of the instruments in a jazz ensemble.