Louis Armstrong: 7 Clips

Today is Louis Armstrong's birthday—sort of. For years, the trumpeter had said he was born on the Fourth of July. In truth, he was born on Aug. 4. For the purpose of this post, let's go with Louis's recollection and celebrate today. Here are seven clips of Armstrong singing off-beat songs in the 1960s, proof that everything Satchmo touched turned to gold... 

Here's Talk to the Animals...



Here's Pharoah Sanders' and Leon Thomas's The Creator Has a Master Plan featuring Louis and Thomas...



Here's Everybody's Talkin'...



Here's The Beat Generation...



Here's C'est Si Bon...



Here's Mame...



And here's The Sunshine of Love...