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
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New State Street Rag | Louie Bluie | 1:59 | |
102
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Nothing in This Wide World for Me | Louie Bluie | 4:33 | |
103
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That'll Never Happen No More | Louie Bluie | 2:16 | |
104
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Ted's Stomp | Louie Bluie | 2:46 | |
105
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My Four Reasons | Louie Bluie | 3:18 | |
106
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Barushka | Louie Bluie | 2:38 | |
107
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38 Pistol Blues | Louie Bluie | 4:02 | |
108
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Darktown Strutter's Ball | Louie Bluie | 2:25 | |
109
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When He Calls Me I Will Answer | Louie Bluie | 3:04 | |
110
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Vine Street Drag (Version 1) | Louie Bluie | 1:53 | |
111
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My Gal Sal Medley | Louie Bluie | 4:28 | |
112
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State Street Rag | Louie Bluie | 2:50 | |
113
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Du, Du Liechst Mir Im Herzen | Louie Bluie | 2:17 | |
114
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Railroad Blues | Louie Bluie | 3:05 | |
115
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Cacklin' Hen | Louie Bluie | 1:58 | |
116
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Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams | Louie Bluie | 4:29 | |
117
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Vine Street Drag (Version 2) | Louie Bluie | 3:04 | |
118
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The Girl I Love | Louie Bluie | 2:58 | |
119
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Milk Cow Blues | Louie Bluie | 3:03 | |
120
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When You Feel Down and Out | Louie Bluie | 3:16 |