A Look at Satchmo - Part III
by Breumaster | created - 09 Jun 2018 | updated - 15 Jul 2018 | PublicLouis Armstrong is unquestionably the biggest icon of dixie jazz. He was the king on the cornet (a kind of trumpet) and had a special distinctive voice that was unique.
According to the choice of IMDb poll board users: If you were the producer or director of a biographical drama about Louis Armstrong - what writer would you engage to tell the story of Satchmo?
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1. Taylor Hackford
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4. James Mangold
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8. William Nicholson
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