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Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong (March 4, 1909 – July 30, 2003) was an American string band and country blues musician, who played fiddle, mandolin, and guitar and sang. He was also a notable visual artist and raconteur.
Louie Bluie. Crumb director Terry Zwigoff’s first film is a true treat: a documentary about the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard “Louie Bluie” Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America. As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, Louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie ...
May 24, 2010 · CRUMB director Terry Zwigoff's first film is a true treat: a documentary about the obscure country blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard "Lou...
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Aug 9, 2010 · Terry Zwigoff's 1985 film portrays Howard Armstrong, a versatile musician, painter, and raconteur who played with Ted Bogan in the 1930s. The film captures his humor, creativity, and eclectic influences in a nostalgic and lively way.
Oct 10, 1985 · Louie Bluie: Directed by Terry Zwigoff. With Howard Armstrong, Ted Bogan, Yank Rachell, Ikey Robinson. About the obscure country-blues musician and idiosyncratic visual artist Howard "Louie Bluie" Armstrong, member of the last known black string band in America.
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As beguiling a raconteur as he is a performer, Louie makes for a wildly entertaining movie subject, and Zwigoff honors him with an unsentimental but endlessly affectionate tribute. Full of infectious music and comedy, LOUIE BLUIE is a humane evocation of the kind of pop-cultural marginalia that Zwigoff would continue to excavate in the coming ...
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Louie Bluie is a film about Howard Armstrong, a violinist and singer who played with Ted Bogan in a traditional black string band. The film follows Armstrong as he performs, reminisces, and shares his journals, which contain his art, humor, and philosophy.
