Best Of: Louis Armstrong's Early Years / Our Anti-Social Century

最佳选集:路易斯·阿姆斯特朗的早年岁月 / 我们的反社会世纪

Fresh Air

艺术

2025-02-23

48 分钟
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We talk with author Ricky Riccardi about how Louis Armstrong became the first Black pop star and provided the foundation of improvisation for other musicians. Riccardi's book is Stomp Off, Let's Go. Also, we hear from Atlantic writer Derek Thompson. He's done a deep dive into our nation's loneliness epidemic and how our phones have become a barrier to real human connection.Critic-at-large John Powers reviews the Brazilian film I'm Still Here. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy
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  • how Louis Armstrong became the first black pop star

  • and provided the foundation of improvisation for other musicians.

  • You can name a million great vocalists and a million great instrumentalists.

  • And Armstrong's the only person who totally changed the way people sang,

  • and he totally changed the way people soloed and played music on their instruments.

  • We talk with Ricky Riccardi, author of Stomp Let's Go the Early Years of Louis Armstrong.

  • And we also hear from writer Derek Thompson.

  • He's done a deep dive into our nation's loneliness epidemic

  • and how our phones have become a barrier to real human connection.

  • His recent article in the Atlantic is called the Antisocial Century.

  • Also, critic at large John Powers reviews the Brazilian film I'm Still Here.

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