Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Tapes: Reels 26-30

Virtual Exhibit • September 11, 2020

In our last installment of this series, we finally hit upon a tape with genuine late 1960s content after a run of nearly 20 straight tapes that were originally made […]

Behind the Scenes Tour of the Armstrong House – Part 3

Virtual Exhibit • September 9, 2020

Welcome to the third installment of Hyland Harris’ s behind-the-scenes walkthrough of the Louis Armstrong House Museum (in case you missed them, here are the links for Part 1 and […]

Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Tapes: Reels 21-25

Virtual Exhibit • September 4, 2020

We took last week off from our series examining Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 tapes in order to celebration Charlie Parker’s Centennial but we’re back today with a look at Reels 21 […]

“Bop Bop Bop”: The Charlie Parker Centennial

Virtual Exhibit • August 28, 2020

Today’s “That’s My Home” post is a different one because it will not feature the voice or music of Louis Armstrong. Instead, we are celebrating Charlie Parker, born 100 years […]

Behind the Scenes Tour of the Armstrong House – Part 1

Virtual Exhibit • August 26, 2020

We promised something special with our “Hanging With Hyland” series and here it is! The Louis Armstrong House Museum remains closed because of the pandemic but that didn’t stop our […]

Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Tapes: Reels 16-20

Virtual Exhibit • August 21, 2020

Again, for those just joining the party, you can catch up with Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3 of this series, exploring the reel-to-reel tapes Louis Armstrong made in […]

Louis Armstrong’s 1969-1971 Tapes: Reels 11-15

Virtual Exhibit • August 14, 2020

This is the third part in what will be a very long series examining the music Louis Armstrong dubbed to tape and cataloged, as well as the collages he designed, […]