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Louie Bluie

Howard Armstrong
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

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Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan
01:59
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102
Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan
04:33
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103
Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan
02:16
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104
Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan
02:46
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105
Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan and Banjo "Ikey" Robinson
03:18
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106
Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan
02:38
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107
Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan, Banjo "Ikey" Robinson, Yank Rachell
04:02
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108
Howard Armstrong with Banjo "Ikey" Robinson
02:25
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109
Howard Armstrong with Mary Shepherd and Elsie Loweroy
03:04
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110
Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan, Tom Armstrong, and Banjo "Ikey" Robinson
01:53
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111
Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan, Tom Armstrong, and Banjo "Ikey" Robinson
04:28
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112
Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan
02:50
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113
Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan
02:17
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114
Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan, Tom Armstrong, and Banjo "Ikey" Robinson
03:05
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115
Howard Armstrong with Willie Sievers and Bob Coxe
01:58
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116
Howard Armstrong with Ted Bogan, Tom Armstrong, and Banjo "Ikey" Robinson
04:29
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117
The Tennessee Chocolate Drops
03:04
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118
Sleepy John Estes with Yank Rachell
02:58
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119
Howard Armstrong
03:03
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120
Howard Armstrong
03:16