Talk:Louis Armstrong

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Date of birth discrepancies

By most accounts, he was born August 4th 1901, but the article mentions July 4th 1901 in the body, and July 4th 1900 in the infobox. I harmonized both with the right date Koubiak (talk) 20:28, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Well done Koubiak. Your valiant efforts have been noticed and I have awarded you a barnstar. ImmaculateMeddler (talk) 20:37, 5 August 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 December 2021

he good at song and 1919-1971 161.97.191.27 (talk) 21:08, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

 Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 21:15, 7 December 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 2 April 2022

2601:245:4100:38A0:20CD:B82C:2378:E43D (talk) 06:56, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
 

Louis Armstrong page. Satchmo is the name of his instrument. He preferred the name Louis. Not louie either. Straight Louis. But Mainly Satchmo is his horn's name.

Not done: The naming of the subject is already covered in the article, supported by book references, at Louis_Armstrong#Pronunciation_of_name and Louis_Armstrong#Nicknames. AllyD (talk) 08:04, 2 April 2022 (UTC)

Daughter

S7E1 of the PBS show Reel South Ms. Preston-Folta provides quite a bit of circumstantial evidence in the form of letters and pictures from Armstrong and support via Glaser that indicate that he believed that she was his daughter.96.240.128.124 (talk) 01:58, 12 April 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 8 May 2022

Add the following paragraph at the end of the section on "Health Problems":

On March 22, 1964, Armstrong appeared as a "mystery guest" on the television game show "What's My Line" and stated that he had been out of the hospital for "4 or 5 days." He said he "couldn't stand up for a while" because of pain in his "left treader" (foot). A visitor, he said, had remarked to him, "Man, they tell me you have very close veins." Zazuzaz (talk) 18:08, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. YouTube is not a reliable source. ◢  Ganbaruby!  (talk) 19:20, 8 May 2022 (UTC)

References

Add reference to The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White

A section called "Trumpet of the Swan" should be added which indicates that the main character of the novel, a trumpet-playing swan, is named Louis after Louis Armstrong. Several of the songs mentioned in the book were covered by Armstrong, including "Ol' Man River" from Showboat, the jazz standard "Lazy River," "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess, "Beautiful Dreamer" by Stephen Foster, and Brahms' Lullaby. 86.7.252.150 (talk) 19:35, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

• That a fictional character was "inspired by" an actual person can be significant for the understanding of the fictional work or film, and should be covered in that article (as is this, at Trumpet of the Swan), but is less relevant to the biographical article on the person in question, unless the fictional character has in some significant way inflected the subject's life and work. In this case Armstrong's career all but preceded White's fictional work. AllyD (talk) 19:58, 29 June 2022 (UTC)

Armstrong said on the Dick Cavett Show that he was born in 1900

The quote in question can be seen at watch?v=OusPn2SIerk?t=91 on Youtube.

Since the article lists his Date of Birth as 1901, it should probably mention why Armstrong himself may have misreported his own date of birth. Or give additional verification for what the year was. Otherwise, if there's any discrepancy in dates and no strong evidence suggesting 1901, I imagine they should be in line with what Armstrong himself said. 2600:4040:A35B:EE00:E901:D673:D934:E046 (talk) 07:46, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

• See past discussions about Armstrong's birth year in the archives: 2009 discussion covering baptismal and census records, 2018 discussion about gravestone and biographical consensus. AllyD (talk) 08:50, 19 August 2022 (UTC)

This should be explained in the body of the article since both Armstrong's gravestone and Armstrong himself gave a different year. 2600:4040:A35B:EE00:1547:DD42:D936:9701 (talk) 10:20, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

There is an explanatory note at the bottom of the article, linked as [a] from the text about his birth date in both the Louis_Armstrong#Early_life and Louis_Armstrong#Death sections. AllyD (talk) 11:10, 20 August 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 1 January 2023

He was a beloved trumpet player and made wonderful songs. TrumpetPlayer14 (talk) 08:20, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

described in the article as "an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz..." which summarizes that. --Mvqr (talk) 12:56, 1 January 2023 (UTC)

louis armstrong

was a good musician 173.15.96.125 (talk) 18:03, 2 May 2023 (UTC)