If Louis Armstrong were still alive, he would have celebrated his 100th birthday on July 4, 2000. Satch believed his birth date to be July 4, 1900. A baptismal certificate, indicating a birth date of August 4, 1901, was discovered in 1983, 12 years after his death (July 6, 1971). However you interpret this, Louis' date of birth is irrelevent. The bottom line was the music and the man. The dawn of the new century is an ideal opportunity to pay tribute to a legend -- jazz progenitor and goodwill ambassador Louis (aka "Satchmo"; aka "Pops") Armstrong. We humbly offer the appended info and reference links on "Satchmo The Great" in his honor. We love ya Pops!

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• Visit our TV Page for upcoming Louis Armstrong TV appearances.

• Video: the new DVD Louis Armstrong: Good Evening Ev'rybody hits stores on January 26th. Features Pops at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival, with Mahalia Jackson, Dizzy Gillespie, and more... I can't wait!

• Hall of Fame - Satchmo's 1931 Okeh single "Lazy River," the 1954 album "Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy" and the King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band 1923 Okeh single "Dipper Mouth Blues" are among the 2010 additions to the Grammy Hall of Fame

• Festivals - Make plans now for the 10th annual "Satchmo SummerFest," being held in New Orleans from August 5 - 8, 2010.

• Books - the recently released "Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong" by Terry Teachout is receiving rave reviews... see more recommended books.

• Listen / Watch / Read - check out recommended recordings, videos, books, and MP3 downloads to start or add to your collection.