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Louis Armstrong’s personal tape collection comprises 650 reels of audiotape. When he was hanging out with fans backstage or with friends in a hotel room or with Lucille at home, he loved to set his tape deck to “record” and just let it roll.


Here are some excerpts from Louis’s home-recorded tapes:
"This is Louis and Lucile, at home in Corona, Long Island..."

Louis plays along with a King Oliver 78 rpm disc of "Tears"

Louis discusses his tape collection during a radio interview

Louis practices his trumpet in a hotel room in Germany.

“The Bucket’s got a Hole in It”: a live performance by Louis Armstrong and His All-Stars.

“Heart Full of Rhythm”: Louis Armstrong on a 1937 radio broadcast.

Louis tells a story about Sidney Bechet and Charlie Parker at the 1948 Nice Jazz Festival.

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