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Jan 25, 1976 · Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style: Directed by Lee Philips. With Ben Vereen, Red Buttons, Margaret Avery, Janet MacLachlan. The story of how jazz great Louis Armstrong got his start playing in Chicago clubs, how he was framed on a drug charge, and his travels throughout Europe, where he first gained worldwide fame.
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- Biography, Drama
- Lee Philips
- 1976-01-25
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Nov 4, 2022 · Nov 4, 2022, 8:45am CT. Revered jazz musician Louis Armstrong landed in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood 100 years ago. His arrival was part of the Great Migration, a period in which Black ...
Dec 5, 2019 · Louis Armstrong – Chicago Style (1976) The story of how jazz great Louis Armstrong got his start playing in Chicago clubs, how he was framed on a drug charge, and his travels throughout Europe, where he first gained worldwide fame. Director: Lee Philips. Stars: Ben Vereen, Red Buttons, Margaret Avery, Janet MacLachlan, Lee de Broux, Karen ...
Brief Synopsis. An incident in the life of jazz great Louis Armstrong when, in 1931, he was booked into a small Chicago night spot, turning down a lucrative offer to move over to a club run by gangsters. His manager is bribed to secretly frame him on a marijuana charge, and he is forced to leave town--ironically (a.
- Lee Philips
- Britt Leach
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style. With distance from the music scene on either coast, Chicago was a place where Louis Armstrong felt free to innovate. “Louis Armstrong” dramatizes an incident in a Chicago club shaped the storied musician’s life. Director: Lee Phillips. Year: 1976. Genre: Drama.
Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style 1975 1h 15m Drama List Reviews Based on the early career of the famous jazz trumpeter and his troubles with mobsters in 1930s Chicago.
- Drama