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Louis Armstrong

Tom Waits

“Like a country to be explored”: The singer Tom Waits said no one could ignore

A key inspiration.

Lucy Harbron
May 21, 2026
Louis Armstrong and the Great Sphinx When Satchmo went to Egypt

Louis Armstrong and the Great Sphinx: When Satchmo went to Egypt

“Dig us.”

Tom Phelan
May 14, 2026
The bubble burst How Louis Armstrong doomed a Yorkshire venue

“The bubble burst”: How Louis Armstrong doomed a Yorkshire venue

Satchmo in Batley…

Ben Forrest
Mar 17, 2026
Dr. John - Singer - 1992

Did Dr John actually perform voodoo on stage?

Between shadow and limelight.

Maddi Fearn
Feb 10, 2026
Cannabis - Weed - Marijuana - General

What was the first song in history to ever mention weed?

Older than you think.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jan 10, 2026
Jazz musician Miles Davis

What did Miles Davis think of Louis Armstrong?

The master.

Lauren Hunter
Nov 17, 2025
Was Louis Armstrong’s Congo tour a CIA operation?

Was Louis Armstrong’s Congo tour a CIA operation?

A strange tale.

Tom Phelan
Aug 8, 2025
Bryce Dallas Howard - Actress - 2015

Bryce Dallas Howard’s 10 favourite songs: “It always brings up fond memories”

An eclectic mix.

Jacob Simmons
Jun 22, 2025
Iggy Pop - 1977

“Eerie, scary, and sometimes ironic”: The two jazz albums that turned Iggy Pop into a punk icon

“I listen to him probably more than any other artist.”

Kelly Murphy
May 4, 2025

The jazz musicians Iggy Pop loves most of all: “He has a real nice flow”

He knows his stuff.

Tom Phelan
Mar 16, 2025
Phil Collins - Genesis - Drums - 1975

How did the modern drum kit come to be?

Tracing its origins…

Will Howard
Jan 3, 2025
Louis Armstrong - Jazz Musician

“Go to hell”: Why Louis Armstrong refused to visit the Soviet Union

“The government can go to hell!”

Ben Forrest
Dec 19, 2024

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