Editing Louis Armstrong (section)

==Legacy==
In 1950, [[Bing Crosby]], the most successful vocalist of the first half of the 20th century, said, "He is the beginning and the end of music in America."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies2.nytimes.com/books/01/02/11/reviews/010211.11gottlit.html|title=A Long Way From Tacoma|website=movies2.nytimes.com|access-date=September 28, 2018|archive-date=September 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929000507/http://movies2.nytimes.com/books/01/02/11/reviews/010211.11gottlit.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Duke Ellington, [[DownBeat]] magazine in 1971, said, "If anybody was a master, it was Louis Armstrong. He was and will continue to be the embodiment of jazz."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Storb |first=Ilse |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=40FU7dEiB78C&q=%22%22If%20anybody%20was%20a%20master,%20it%20was%20Louis%20Armstrong.%22%22&pg=PA168 |title=Jazz Meets the World-the World Meets Jazz |date=2000 |publisher=LIT Verlag Münster |isbn=978-3825837488 |language=en}}</ref> Though Armstrong is widely recognized as a pioneer of scat singing, [[Ethel Waters]] and others preceded his scatting on record in the 1920s according to [[Gary Giddins]] and others.<ref>See ''Ken Burns' Jazz'' CD Set liner notes.</ref>

According to literary critic Harold Bloom, "The two great American contributions to the world's art, in the end, are Walt Whitman and, after him, Armstrong and jazz ... If I had to choose between the two, ultimately, I wouldn't. I would say that the genius of this nation at its best is indeed Walt Whitman and Louis Armstrong".<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 30, 2007 |title=At Home with Harold Bloom: (3) The Jazz Bridge |url=http://radioopensource.org/at-home-with-harold-bloom-3-the-jazz-bridge/ |access-date=October 19, 2019 |website=Radioopensource.org |archive-date=May 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230530103832/https://radioopensource.org/at-home-with-harold-bloom-3-the-jazz-bridge/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2023, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' ranked Armstrong at No. 39 on their list of the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=January 1, 2023 |title=The 200 Greatest Singers of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/louis-armstrong-3-1234643140/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US |access-date=September 12, 2023 |archive-date=October 6, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006045347/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/best-singers-all-time-1234642307/louis-armstrong-3-1234643140/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 1991, an asteroid was named [[9179 Satchmo]] in Armstrong's honor.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=9179|title=IAU Minor Planet Center|website=minorplanetcenter.net|access-date=December 11, 2022|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180231/http://www.minorplanetcenter.net/db_search/show_object?object_id=9179|url-status=live}}</ref> In the summer of 2001, in commemoration of the centennial of his birth, New Orleans's main airport was renamed [[Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport]]. The entrance to the airport's [[Former terminal of New Orleans International Airport|former terminal building]] houses a statue depicting Armstrong playing his cornet. In 2002, the [[Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five|Louis Armstrong's Hot Five and Hot Seven]] recordings (1925–1928) were preserved in the United States National Recording Registry, a registry of [[Sound recording and reproduction|recordings]] selected yearly by the [[National Recording Preservation Board]] for preservation in the [[National Recording Registry]] of the [[Library of Congress]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/registry/nrpb-2002reg.html |title=Library of Congress archive |website=[[Library of Congress]] |date=February 18, 2009 |access-date=August 17, 2009 |archive-date=March 15, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150315025418/http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/registry/nrpb-2002reg.html |url-status=live }}</ref> The [[US Open (tennis)|US Open]] tennis tournament's former main stadium was named [[Louis Armstrong Stadium]] in honor of Armstrong who had lived a few blocks from the site.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.usta.com/Active/News/National-Tennis-Center-News/National-Tennis-Center/14185_Ashe__Armstrong_Stadiums/ |title=Ashe & Armstrong Stadiums |publisher=Usta.com |date=May 25, 2008 |access-date=May 7, 2011 |archive-date=October 1, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001025842/http://www.usta.com/Active/News/National-Tennis-Center-News/National-Tennis-Center/14185_Ashe__Armstrong_Stadiums/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

[[Congo Square]] was a common gathering place for blacks in New Orleans for dancing and performing music. The park where Congo Square is located was later renamed [[Louis Armstrong Park]].<ref>Bergreen (1997), p. 11.</ref> Dedicated in April 1980, the park includes a {{Convert|12|ft|m|adj=on}} statue of Armstrong, trumpet in hand.<ref>{{Cite news |date=April 16, 1980 |title=Armstrong Park Dedicated |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24648140/louis_armstrong_louis_armstrong_park/ |newspaper=Daily World |location=Opelousas, Louisiana |page=3 |agency=[[United Press International|UPI]] |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |access-date=October 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181030034956/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24648140/louis_armstrong_louis_armstrong_park/ |archive-date=October 30, 2018 |url-status=live }} {{Open access}}</ref>

''[[A Wonderful World (musical)|A Wonderful World]]'', a musical based on his life story, had its world premiere run at [[Miami New Drama]] from December 4, 2021, to January 16, 2021,<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Wonderful World |url=https://miaminewdrama.org/show/a-wonderful-world/ |access-date=October 5, 2023 |website=Miami New Drama |archive-date=September 27, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230927093529/https://miaminewdrama.org/show/a-wonderful-world/ |url-status=live }}</ref> after mounting previews beginning March 5, 2020<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clement |first=Olivia |date=March 5, 2020 |title=Louis Armstrong Musical A Wonderful World Kicks Off World Premiere in Miami |url=https://playbill.com/article/louis-armstrong-musical-a-wonderful-world-kicks-off-world-premiere-in-miami#:~:text=Performances%20begin%20March%205%20at,stars%20as%20jazz%20legend%20Armstrong. |access-date=October 5, 2023 |website=Playbill.com |archive-date=October 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022235816/https://playbill.com/article/louis-armstrong-musical-a-wonderful-world-kicks-off-world-premiere-in-miami#:~:text=Performances%20begin%20March%205%20at,stars%20as%20jazz%20legend%20Armstrong. |url-status=live }}</ref> and canceling opening night (March 14) due to COVID concerns.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 14, 2020 |title=Exclusive Photos/Video: Final Preview of A WONDERFUL WORLD; Opening Night Cancelled at the Colony Theatre |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/miami/article/Exclusive-PhotosVideo-Final-Preview-of-A-WONDERFUL-WORLD-Opening-Night-Cancelled-at-the-Colony-Theatre-20200314 |access-date=October 5, 2023 |website=Broadway World |archive-date=October 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022234313/https://www.broadwayworld.com/miami/article/Exclusive-PhotosVideo-Final-Preview-of-A-WONDERFUL-WORLD-Opening-Night-Cancelled-at-the-Colony-Theatre-20200314 |url-status=live }}</ref> Mirroring Armstrong's musical journey, the show stars [[James Monroe Iglehart]] and makes "pre-Broadway"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gans |first=Andrew |date=July 12, 2023 |title=Cast Complete for A Wonderful World Musical Starring James Monroe Iglehart; Vanessa Williams Joins Producing Team |url=https://playbill.com/article/cast-complete-for-a-wonderful-world-musical-starring-james-monroe-iglehart-vanessa-williams-joins-producing-team |access-date=October 5, 2023 |website=Playbill.com |archive-date=September 25, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925202808/https://playbill.com/article/cast-complete-for-a-wonderful-world-musical-starring-james-monroe-iglehart-vanessa-williams-joins-producing-team |url-status=live }}</ref> stops in New Orleans on October 1–8, 2023, and Chicago on October 11–29, 2023. The new musical charts the rise of Armstrong from the perspective of his four wives. It is conceived by Drama Desk Award winner and Tony Award nominee [[Christopher Renshaw]] and novelist [[Andrew Delaplaine]], and directed by Renshaw, ''A Wonderful World'' features an original book by [[Aurin Squire]]. The show will debut on Broadway in 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thepressroomnyc.com/wonderful-world | title=A Wonderful World: The Louis Armstrong Musical|website=The Press Room, NYC | access-date=April 6, 2024 | archive-date=April 6, 2024 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240406082119/https://www.thepressroomnyc.com/wonderful-world | url-status=live }}</ref>