Satchmo. There are few people in this country - or around the world - who will not recognize that name. Louis Armstrong embodied 20th-century American culture. He revolutionized the world of music and became one of the nation's most influential entertainers. No other performer of his era has such a profound effect as a singer as well as an instrumentalist.
Louis Armstrong
as Self (archival footage)
Hattie Winston
as Narrator (voice)
Melvin Van Peebles
as Louis Armstrong (voice)
Tony Bennett
as Self
Wynton Marsalis
as Self
Dave Brubeck
as Self
Dexter Gordon
as Self
