Armstrong Quote by Nicholas Payton

I do a very good impression of Louis Armstrong.

— Joe Lycett

Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.

— Jack Bruce

Louis Armstrong was really like my pops. He was very generous to my mom and I.

— Leslie Uggams

Man, you'd be surprised how much I'm learning - not only about myself, but about the musicians who came before me. You don't realize…

— Freddie Hubbard

The extent of his influence across jazz, across American music, and around the world has such continuing stature that he is one of the…

— Stanley Crouch

He wasn't a great father. He was a great musician. That's always been a touchy one, and it will be until I can find…

— Julian Lennon

If anybody was Mr. Jazz it was Louis Armstrong. He was the epitome of jazz and always will be. He is what I call…

— Duke Ellington

Louis Armstrong is quite simply the most important person in American music. He is to 20th century music (I did not say jazz) what…

— Ken Burns

I believe Dad will be respected in 300 years, like Beethoven. As will Elvis, as will the Carter Family, as will Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams.

— John Carter Cash

Dads are most ordinary men turned by love into heroes, adventurers, story-tellers, singers of songs.

— Pam Brown

My father has been a major force in the popular culture for a long, long time. He's a fascinating person.

— Owen King

[Louis Armstrong] was the only musician who ever lived, who can't be replaced by someone.

— Bing Crosby