Archive Record
Metadata
Catalog Number |
2015.20.1 |
Title |
Louis Armstrong in Berlin 1952/1965 - Scrapbook 1 |
Object Type |
Scrapbook |
Collection |
Winfried Maier Collection |
Description |
One of three scrapbooks containing material pertaining to Louis Armstrong's trips to Germany in the 1950s and 1960s assembled by Winfried Maier. Contents of this scrapbook include: *Photo of Louis's face, with drawing of a handkerchief on his head and a suit on, inscribed by Armstrong, "Winfried + Satch Armstrong." Back of it has personal inscriptions to Maier from Louis and Lucille Armstrong in 1961. *Two photos of Louis, Lucille and Maier at the Hilton Hotel in Berlin in October 1961. *Drawing of Louis by Roger LaManna. *Photos of Louis with fans in Dusseldorf, Germany on October 9, 1952. *Louis with flowers, greeted by fans in Berlin in 1952 (Pierre "Frenchy" Tallerie in the background). *Photocopy of concert program for Louis Armstrong and His All Stars concerts at Titania-Palast from October 12-14, 1952. *Photos of Louis Armstrong and His All Stars in concert at the Titania-Palast in Berlin from October 12-14, 1952. Photos include Trummy Young, trombone, Bob McCracken, clarinet, Marty Napoleon, piano, Arvell Shaw, bass, Cozy Cole, drums and Velma Middleton, drums. *Louis visiting Badewanne in 1952. *Louis and German musician Joe Glaser (no relation to his manager). *Louis pointing to an oversized drawing of himself in Badewanne, October 12-13, 1952. *Louis and Lucille Armstrong (with Velma Middleton and Arvell Shaw in the background) in Hintergrund. *Photos by Dieter Schnelle of Louis drinking beer and feeding a sausage to Velma Middleton. *Photo of Louis with Hans Bluthner, along with photocopy of lip salve tins and photocopy of a letter Louis wrote to Bluthner on December 9, 1950 about Franz Schuritz's Ansatz Creme lip salve. *Photo of Louis and Velma Middleton performing in Badewanne. *Photo of Louis performing with guitarist Johannes Rediske in Badewanne. *Photocopies of multiple German newspaper articles about Louis's 1952 tour of Germany. *Louis playing trumpet outside, sitting on a railing in Berlin in 1955. *Multiple photos of Louis (some with Lucille) at the Hotel Kempinski in October 1955. *Harry Krom photo of Louis playing his trumpet. *Complete concert program for Louis Armstrong and His All Stars performance on their German tour in 1955, produced by Clara Gunderloch. (Program mistakenly lists Barney Bigard on clarinet; he was replaced by Edmond Hall by the time of the concert.) *Photos of Louis Armstrong and His All Stars in concert at the Sportspalast in Berlin on October 27, 1955. Photos include Louis, Trummy Young, trombone, Edmond Hall, clarinet, Billy Kyle, piano, Arvell Shaw, bass, Barrett Deems, drums and Velma Middleton, vocals. Some photos credited to Harry Croner. Includes one photo of Louis receiving flowers onstage after the show. *Newspaper article (in German) and ticket stub for October 27, 1955 Sportspalast concert in Berlin. *Photocopies of three ticket stubs for Louis Armstrong and His All Stars concert at the Sportspalast in Berlin on February 11, 1959. *Publicity materials (in German) for the films "The Glenn Miller Story" and "High Society." *Photo of Louis showing his trumpet to Grace Kelly on the set of "High Society." *Complete concert program, autographed by Louis, for a Louis Armstrong and His All Stars concert in Berlin in February 1961. Includes photos of Louis, Trummy Young, Barney Bigard, Billy Kyle, Mort Herbert, Danny Barcelona and Velma Middleton. *Photo and ticket stub from All Stars concert at the Sportspalast in Berlin on February 11, 1959. *Newspaper articles (in German) and photos from Louis's 1959 German tours. *Complete concert program for Louis Armstrong and His All Stars concert at the Sportspalast in Berlin on February 11, 1959. Includes photos of Louis, Trummy Young, Peanuts Hucko, Billy Kyle, Mort Herbert, Danny Barcelona and Velma Middleton. *Photo of Louis and Trummy Young from behind at the Sportspalast in Berlin on February 11, 1959. *German article by Gunnar Woyth about Louis in Germany in 1959. *Photo of the exterior of the Sportspalast. *Multiple German newspaper articles about Louis in 1959 (include many photos of Louis wearing a vest and button-down shirt). *Photos of Louis and Gabriele Clonisch on the set of the film "La Paloma," filmed May 26-28, 1959. *German article by Atze Brauner about incidents involving Louis during the filming of "La Paloma." *Many more news clippings from German newspapers throughout 1959. *Copy of the Philips 45-rpm single of "Kisses in Der Nacht" autographed from Louis to Winfried Maier. *German article (with photos) about the filming of "Kisses in Der Nacht." *Two pages of Armstrong-related items clipped by Maier from various record catalogs, signed by Louis three times on May 29, 1959 (one inscription near a compilation of recordings by Louis and Ella Fitzgerald, reads, "Louis - Ella 'Yea'"). *Sleeve of a Louis Armstrong Odeon EP record, signed by Louis "To Brother Maier." *Concert program and ticket stub for Louis Armstrong and His All Stars concert at Deutschlandhalle in Berlin on May 28, 1959. Also four photos of just Louis from that concert. *Schultheiss beer coaster autographed "Down the Hatch, Take It Satch" from Louis. *Multiple newspaper articles about Louis meeting with Willy Brandt (includes photos of them drinking beer). *Envelope, autographed photo and handwritten letter from Louis to Winfried Maier, written on Hotel Berlin stationary on May 28, 1959. Also includes Maier's backstory on his meeting with Armstrong. *Multiple German newspaper articles covering Louis's heart attack in Spoleto, Italy in June 1959 (includes photos of Lucille Armstrong and Dr. Alexander Schiff). *Louis's thank-you card and evenelope sent to Maier after recovering from his heart attack. |
People |
Armstrong, Lucille Wilson Barcelona, Danny Bigard, Barney Bluthner, Hans Brandt, Willy Krom, Harry Clonisch, Gabrielle Croner, Harry Crosby, Bing Deems, Barrett Fitzgerald, Ella Gunderloch, Clara Hall, Edmond Herbert, Mort Hucko, Peanuts Kelly, Grace Kyle, Billy Maier, Winfried McCracken, Bob Middleton, Velma Napoleon, Marty Rediske, Johannes Schiff, Dr. Alexander Schuritz, Franz Shaw, Arvell Sinatra, Frank Stewart, James Woyth, Gunnar Young, Trummy |
Search Terms |
Berlin Germany Louis Armstrong and His All Stars Spoleto (Italy) Winfried Maier Scrapbooks |
Year Range from |
1952 |
Year Range to |
1961 |
Accession number |
2015.20 |