The HistoryMakers video oral history with Howard Armstrong.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication | Chicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016] |
| Description | 1 online resource (7 video files (3 hr., 7 min., 15 sec.)) : sound, color. |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2003.077 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Armstrong, Howard, 1909-2003, interviewee. |
| Other author/creator | Crowe, Larry F., interviewer. |
| Other author/creator | Stearns, Scott, director of photography. |
| Other author/creator | HistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company. |
| Variant title | History Makers video oral history with Howard Armstrong |
| Portion of title | Howard Armstrong |
| Abstract | Howard "Louis Bluie" Armstrong was born on March 4, 1909, in Dayton, Tennessee. As a child, Armstrong was an avid learner. He played the mandolin, fiddle and guitar, among other instruments; learned to speak Italian, German, Polish, and Spanish; and began drawing and painting. Armstrong started playing in local bands as a teenager and recorded as part of the successful Martin, Bogan & Armstrong Trio before moving to Chicago in 1933. After serving in World War II, Armstrong supported his family as an assembly line worker in Detroit, but the Martin, Bogan & Armstrong Trio reunited in 1971 to perform and record several albums. Armstrong was fluent in seven languages and played twenty-two instruments. He was the subject of two documentary films, Louie Bluie (1985) and Sweet Old Song (2002), and the recipient of a National Heritage Award. Armstrong passed away on July 30, 2003 at the age of ninety-four. |
| Credits | Videographer, Scott Stearns. |
| Performer | Larry Crowe, interviewer. |
| Date/time/place of a event note | Recorded Boston, Massachusetts 2003 April 12. |
| Source of description | Vendor-supplied metadata. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Interviews. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Oral histories. |
| Genre/form | Internet videos. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Stock number | A2003.077 HistoryMakers |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |