Rent louie bluie 1985 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. Hes played blues, country and traditional italian music in barns, barrelhouses and medicine shows. Its arrangement evolved several times via several cover versions between the time author richard berry did the first one in 1957 and the kingsmen had a number two hit with it in 1963. Louie bluie music and arts festival is free to the public thanks to dedicated volunteers and contributions from our generous sponsors and festival supporters like you. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but. Louie giglio has 73 books on goodreads with 28440 ratings. The interviews are so infectiously colloquial and the musical performances so impromptu and ramshackle that one marvels at the unabashed realism of. William howard taft armstrong was born in dayton, tennessee, and grew up in lafollette, tennessee.
Simply put, louie bluie is one of the best usages of film ever. The louie bluie music and arts festival is a project of the campbell culture coalition, a nonprofit arts agency. Although he tended to concentrate on fiddle and mandolin in his later years. The louie bluie music and arts festival will be held on the grounds of cove lake state park, in caryville, tennessee at exit 4, less than a half mile from i75 on hwy. A character study of tennessee stringman and folkpainter howard william taft armstrong, louie bluie reeks like a raw, throbbing, trueblue wound of artlife representation. He died on july 30, 2003 in boston, massachusetts, usa.
If for nothing else, the film is worth owning based on footage alone. Nothing says rock and roll like this vintage rock anthem by the kingsme. Nonpareil string instrumentalist and singer howard armstrong performed under the name louie bluie as part of a 1930s african american string band. Louie bluie film soundtrack smithsonian folkways recordings.
I will also discuss the louie bluie music and arts festivals music programming, and how our allvolunteer stage program. Zwigoff shot the film partially in armstrongs detroit housing project, recruiting musicians ted. Zwigoff tracked down armstrong, who had moved to detroit, and talked armstrong and bogan into appearing in a film, and louie bluie is that film, filled with music and life and humor, but also with an extraordinary portrait of howard armstrong, who is an artist, poet, composer, violin virtuoso, storyteller and tireless womanizer according to many of his stories. It was as a boyhood friend of a local italian family that howard mastered his first. We got that name one day from a woman who was a little bit drunk at the time, armstrong explained to me at this years telluride festival. Find out where louie is streaming, if louie is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Ninetyone year old howard louie bluie armstrong has two great loves. The louie bluie music and arts festival is named in honor of howard louie. Sign up on itunes to automatically download the show. Louie bluie festival louie bluie performance schedule. In one anecdote, armstrongnicknamed louie bluie by an early admirertalks about getting by in chicago by speaking tennessee italian and playing songs he learned from immigrants back home. Soundtrack from the terry zwigoff film louie bluie 1985 about howard louie bluie armstrong. Musical performers announced for louie bluie festival.
Louie bluie music and arts festival is free to the public thanks to dedicated volunteers and contributions from our generous sponsors and. I think he was in his mid80s by then, and still cooked along. However, it rapidly evolves into more than the average documentary on music. All 0 songs featured in louie season 3 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. Rent howard armstrong movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. San francisco filmmaker terry zwigoffs first cinematic effort, the 1985 louie bluie, is a wry, ribald, and magical portrait of the countryblues string band player and irrepressible raconteur howard armstrong a. She said i wasnt no louie armstrong, but i was louie bluie. Howard louie bluie armstrong march 4, 1909 july 30, 2003 was an american string band.
Parking is available throughout the park and on the festival grounds. The louie in louisiana, united states holiday apartments. The kingsmen is a 1960s garage rock band from portland, oregon, united states. Howard louie bluie armstrong of dayton, tennessee is in his mid70s here, wise as a sage, crazy in the right ways, a lover of music and women and full of a much younger mans energy. Check out louie bluie by howard louie bluie armstrong on amazon music. Join facebook to connect with louis italiano and others you may know.
Howard armstrong was born march 4, 1909, in dayton, tennessee, the middle son in a musically talented family of nine children. Cd bonus tracks of early recordings by howard armstrong and yank rachell. Howard armstrong was born on march 4, 1909 in dayton, tennessee, usa as william howard taft armstrong. Politics congress donald trump 2020 election tracker extremism. Louie bluie peers into the areas where nothing is certain, except that these people live and strive and laugh and make music. Louie louie the band louie louie the band home about news gigs music contact really excited to finally reveal the artwork for our new single made by mac francis instagram.
At first glance, this appears to be terry zwigoffs compromise as well. Born in tennessee in 1909, howard armstrong played with string bands and medicine shows and learned to play whatever music audiences wanted to hear on virtually every. It is best known for the 1963 hit version by the kingsmen and has become a standard in pop and rock. Terry zwigoffs 1986 documentary louie bluie offers a portrait of a restless, tirelessly agreeable, creative spirit who quickly learned he had to be adaptable if he wanted remain an artist and also eat dinner every night. Provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises louie bluie ralphe armstrong bass ray kamalay guitar howard armstrong violin, mandolin, guitar, vocal and storytelling howard.
Armstrongs first record was released in 1930, his last in 1995. Howard louie bluie armstrong, a uniquely american musician whose acclaimed career stretched from the roaring 20s into the new millennium, died wednesday in boston at 94. Louie can be seen entertaining 20,000 fans at scottrade center, but he also makes appearances yearround in the community. Most of his musical career was spent using his band members real surnames. Remarkable twodimensional and three dimensional art created by amateur adult artists is exhibited after a preshow festival judging competition.
Louie bluie festival louie bluie at the food court. So relaxed, so easy in his skin, the ideas just flowing from him like a. Louie louie is a rhythm and blues song written and composed by american musician richard berry in 1955. Louie giglios most popular book is goliath must fall. Dec 04, 2010 louie bluie is about one guy, and though he could strike up a fiddle like no one else, it takes a true artist like zwigoff to see that this isnt the result of practice or that fluke we call talent, but of everything that happened on the way to picking up the bow. Their stories are captured in mahans engaging film. He was a stringband musician, a musical style with roots in africa. The show is based on the childhood of standup comedian louie anderson, growing up with his family in wisconsin, although anderson himself is from minnesota. The atmosphere was hostile, armstrong says, until he started rattling off some of his tennessee italian. This catchy, engaging sixtyminute documentary, a clattering stream of anecdotes, badinage, and jam sessions, captures an outsize personality in all his bawdy. Something old, new, borrowed, and bluie the current.
Louie anderson presents 00h 00min minutes movie 2011 louie anderson is one of the most versatile and successful comedians working in hollywood today, loved by the television audiences who never missed his nightly hit series family feud or his appearances on late night chat shows. He is known for his work on louie bluie 1985, bodywatch 1986 and sweet old song, p. My wife and i saw howard louie bluie armstrong in 1998 at yoshis in oakland, ca. Crumb director terry zwigoffs first film is a true treat. Jul 07, 2012 our new desktop experience was built to be your music destination. Louie louie disambiguation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title louie. The top tax free destinations include london, paris, milan, spain and germany. Seldom seen without an instrument or a pen in his hands, hes a man driven to create, but also adept at using his art to make a living. The louie bluie music and arts festival will be held on the grounds of cove lake state park, in caryville, tennessee at exit. He grew up in lafollette,tennessee, and had some formal musical training in school. The presenter discusses howard armstrongs music, career and legacy, and how the festival that pays tribute to him stays true to his style and spirit. Louie bluie press release here are the artists youll enjoy on saturday, sept.
Louie is the perfect addition to any celebration and each appearance can be customized to better fit your event. Carl martin, ted bogan, and howard armstrong performed under the name martin, bogan, and armstrong. Rent howard armstrong movies and tv shows on dvd and blu. Regardless of what category an otm obsessive falls under, there is little doubt that he will be purchasing a copy of terry zwigoffs unsurpassable louie bluie, the dvd edition of which is soon to be available from the criterion collection. Howard louie bluie armstrong march 4, 1909 july 30, 2003 was an american string band and country blues musician, who played fiddle, mandolin, and guitar and sang. Its named in honor of howard louie bluie armstrong 19092003, the internationally acclaimed string band musician who grew up in lafollette in the 1920s and became one of the nations finest string band musicians, as well as. This movie is introduced by director terry zwigoff crumb as a search for 1930s bluesman howard louie bluie armstrong and the style of music known as stringblues. Howard louie bluie armstrong, musician, artist and storyteller who was recognized by the national endowment for the arts as a national treasure, died july 30 in boston of complications from. Global blue official site offers full aspects of tax free shopping information across europe.
In 1934 armstrong and bogan recorded state street rag and teds stomp on the bluebird label, with armstrong using the stage name louie bluie which he had been given by a fan. Jun 28, 2012 visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. In 1975, he won the pulitzer prize for distinguished criticism. A documentary that exposes the rich growing subculture of hiphop that was developing in new york city in the late 70s and early 80s, specifically focusing on graffiti art and breakdancing. Howard louie bluie armstrong was an amazing africanamerican musician.
Nov 08, 2014 provided to youtube by the orchard enterprises louie bluie ralphe armstrong bass ray kamalay guitar howard armstrong violin, mandolin, guitar, vocal and storytelling howard. Out of nowhere, king louie drops the third installment in his drilluminati series. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, louie makes for a wildly entertaining subject, and zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but affectionate tribute. Louie bluie by howard louie bluie armstrong on amazon.
By day a relaxed cafe serving delicious coffee and food and by night a stylish bar with cocktails, hifi music and casual dining. Newly reissued in a simultaneous onetwo punch by the criterion collection, louie bluie 1985 and crumb 1995, concern but can barely contain the outsized, wildly original personalities of charismatic africanamerican string band legend howard louie bluie armstrong, and the cranky underground cartoonist robert crumb. Ahead lies the kitchen and the bathroom that we particularly love as we were able to retain many of the original fittings. The louie bluie music and arts festival is named in honor of howard louie bluie armstrong 1909 2003 who grew up in campbell county, influenced by the many genres of music common to the area, and became one of the nations finest black string. The music is made by the performer, not the other way around. Check out louie bluie film soundtrack by howard armstrong on amazon music. It is only april, but the campbell culture coalition wants you to go ahead and mark september 28th on your calendar as the date for the th annual louie bluie festival, to be held once again at cove lake state park. Louie bluie legacy lives on with carolina chocolate. News world news business environment health social justice. Welcome to johns old time radio show listen to john heneghan play and talk about 78 rpm records from his collection. Join facebook to connect with louie blue and others you may know. Fox is an after hours romp where one bit of misunderstanding plunges a suburban husband and wife into dangerous waters.
Howard sang songs in german, french, spanish, italian and polish, and his dance. Campbell culture coalition announces louie bluie date. The allday event celebrates the life, music and art of howard louie bluie armstrong. Read more about artisan vendor criteria and download or fill out an application at their website. He spoke seven languages and played 20 musical instruments. At an hour long, louie bluie is packed with information, half about fiddle and mandolin master howard armstrong, and half about the history of oldtime traveling bands, many of whom were extended families on jugs or strings, as was armstrongs.
If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Rent louie bluie 1985 starring howard armstrong and ted bogan on dvd and bluray. Louie bluie film soundtrack by howard armstrong on amazon. Each episode features a different theme and style and some will feature special guests playing records from their collections. Abstract in my presentation i will discuss howard armstrongs musical influences, career, and legacy. Just hours after dropping off his video for throw yo sets up, king louie decides to return and release. Lasting legacy of louie bluie armstrong only performed under the name tennessee chocolate drops for a brief time. Didnt know who he was when we went in, but it was one of the most extraordinary things ive seen. Howard louie bluie armstrong march 4, 1909 july 30, 2003 was an african american string band and country blues musician, who played fiddle, mandolin, and guitar and also sang. Stream tracks and playlists from blue louie on your desktop or mobile device.
By howards 10th birthday, his father had taught him to play the mandolin and had whittled a halfsize fiddle for him with a. He left music to work in the factories during world war ii and did not return to his musical roots as louie bluie until the 1970s. The lyrical selfdefinition came from howard louie bluie armstrong, who was a musician and a poet. Roger ebert was the film critic of the chicago suntimes from 1967 until his death in 20. The louies fronted by a deck thats covered in jasmine and you enter into the open living and dining area. The family sometimes serenaded for company officials. His father, also a musician, supported the family by working at a local steel mill. Texas bluesrock band thebluelouieband looking for guitar player. Carell and tina fey have nice chemistry as the couple but date night is so witless and unimaginative, its hard to believe. About the obscure countryblues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist howard.
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