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	Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan	01:59
102	Nothing in This Wide World for Me	Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan	04:33
103	That'll Never Happen No More	Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan	02:16
104	Ted's Stomp	Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan	02:46
105	My Four Reasons	Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan and Banjo "Ikey" Robinson	03:18
106	Barushka	Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan	02:38
107	38 Pistol Blues	Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan, Banjo "Ikey" Robinson, Yank Rachell	04:02
108	Darktown Strutter's Ball	Howard Armstrong with Banjo "Ikey" Robinson	02:25
109	When He Calls Me I Will Answer	Howard Armstrong with Mary Shepherd and Elsie Loweroy	03:04
110	Vine Street Drag (1)	Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan, Tom Armstrong, and Banjo "Ikey" Robinson	01:53
111	My Gal Sal Medley	Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan, Tom Armstrong, and Banjo "Ikey" Robinson	04:28
112	State Street Rag	Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan	02:50
113	Du, Du Liechst Mir Im Herzen	Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan	02:17
114	Railroad Blues	Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan, Tom Armstrong, and Banjo "Ikey" Robinson	03:05
115	Cacklin' Hen	Howard Armstrong with Willie Sievers and Bob Coxe	01:58
116	Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams	Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan, Tom Armstrong, and Banjo "Ikey" Robinson	04:29
117	Vine Street Drag (2)	The Tennessee Chocolate Drops	03:04
118	The Girl I Love	Sleepy John Estes with Yank Rachell	02:58
119	Milk Cow Blues	Howard Armstrong	03:03
120	When You Feel Down and Out	Howard Armstrong	03:16