His music and charisma touched the hearts of listeners worldwide and inspired generations of fans. A pioneer and ambassador, Louis Armstrong brought jazz music to the forefront of American music.

The great jazz singer and trumpeter is remembered like never before in Louis Armstrong: The Offstage Story Of Satchmo. The nuances of his personal and professional life are illustrated through never-before-seen photographs and memoirs from his private collection. Already a national historic landmark, New York City landmark and now a historic house museum, Louis's humble, long-term home in Queens, New York, is showcased for the first time as it looks today and as it looked in years past.

Drawing from the Queens College Louis Armstrong House & Archives collection, author Michael Cogswell spent four years uncovering and cataloguing the contents of the Armstrong home.

CONTENTS:
Foreword by Dan Morgenstern
I. Louis's Life & Music
II. The Louis Armstrong House
III. The Louis Armstrong Archives
IV. Discoveries from the Armstrong Archives
V. Observations from the Front

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