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Satchmo at Pasadena — recording
Louis Armstrong
Musician · Cultural figure
Louis Armstrong
Follow Louis Armstrong from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium recording of Satchmo at Pasadena to the Apollo Theater in Harlem, connecting two documented performance histories across the United States.
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WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Louis Armstrong at the Apollo ↗︎
Louis Armstrong
MOMENTS
What happened where.
Discover the story behind each place.
Satchmo at Pasadena — recording
Armstrong’s Satchmo at Pasadena was recorded at the Civic Auditorium. This is a live-recording connection, distinct from album-cover photography.
Pasadena Civic Auditorium: history, location and cultural connections ↗︎Louis Armstrong's Apollo legacy
The Apollo's published oral history places Louis Armstrong among the legendary performers connected with the theatre and its Walk of Fame culture.
Apollo Theater — Louis Armstrong and the Walk of Fame ↗︎PLACES
The real-world trail.
2 sourced places connected to the story.
Los AngelesPasadena Civic Auditorium ↗︎
300 E Green Street
New YorkApollo Theater ↗︎
253 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
New York ↗︎
Street corners, fire escapes and subway rhythms. A city to read at walking pace.