Virtual Exhibits

This is the final part in our series on Louis Armstrong and Guy Lombardo’s Mardi Gras production of the summer of 1966 at Jones Beach. In part one, we covered […]

Last time out, we shared Jack Bradley’s photos of Louis Armstrong at home, taken for a Jazz magazine story about Mardi Gras, the Guy Lombardo-led musical extravaganza that took place […]

This post marks the first in what will be a three-part look at the big event of Louis Armstrong’s life in the summer of 1966: the staging of Mardi Gras […]

After an action-packed week in New York City, filming A Man Called Adam and being celebrated at Carnegie Hall, Louis Armstrong and His All Stars traveled to Reno, where they […]

When Louis Armstrong left the Steel Pier in Atlantic City on July 10, 1965, he embarked on a tour of one-nighters across the United States and Canada, barely getting a […]

Last week, we shared several dozen offstage photos Jack Bradley took during Louis Armstrong’s weeklong run at the Steel Pier in Atlantic City in July 1965. This week, it’s time […]

In the previous installment of this series, Louis Armstrong relaxed at home with Jack Bradley and Dan Morgentern, polishing off a bottle of Slivovice plum brandy in the middle of […]

Today’s post is actually an updated version of the third ever post on this “That’s My Home” site. Launched in March 2020 with millions of people forced to stay at […]

At the end of our last post, Louis Armstrong concluded a ten-day run at Caesar’s Monticello in Framingham, Massachusetts on January 30, with Jack Bradley a constant presence throughout the […]

Through the first 14 parts of our Jack Bradley series, we have rarely ventured out of New York City except for a couple quick trips to Newport. But between January […]