Louie Bluie

Nonpareil string instrumentalist and singer Howard Armstrong performed under the name “Louie Bluie” as part of a 1930s African American string band. 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. In 1985 he starred in Louie Bluie, a loosely constructed documentary movie about his life and music. This recording features music from that movie with an additional four tracks from the 1930s. Louie Bluie director Terry Zwigoff called Armstrong “…a larger-than-life character, one of the funniest and smartest guys I ever met.”

Track Listing

101	New State Street Rag	Louie Bluie	01:59
102	Nothing in This Wide World for Me	Louie Bluie	04:33
103	That'll Never Happen No More	Louie Bluie	02:16
104	Ted's Stomp	Louie Bluie	02:46
105	My Four Reasons	Louie Bluie	03:18
106	Barushka	Louie Bluie	02:38
107	38 Pistol Blues	Louie Bluie	04:02
108	Darktown Strutter's Ball	Louie Bluie	02:25
109	When He Calls Me I Will Answer	Louie Bluie	03:04
110	Vine Street Drag (Version 1)	Louie Bluie	01:53
111	My Gal Sal Medley	Louie Bluie	04:28
112	State Street Rag	Louie Bluie	02:50
113	Du, Du Liechst Mir Im Herzen	Louie Bluie	02:17
114	Railroad Blues	Louie Bluie	03:05
115	Cacklin' Hen	Louie Bluie	01:58
116	Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams	Louie Bluie	04:29
117	Vine Street Drag (Version 2)	Louie Bluie	03:04
118	The Girl I Love	Louie Bluie	02:58
119	Milk Cow Blues	Louie Bluie	03:03
120	When You Feel Down and Out	Louie Bluie	03:16