Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Louis Armstrong. You made the world more wonderful. Read Steve Wynn (Dream Syndicate, Baseball Project) in MAGNET on the Louis Armstrong House: The post Happy Birthday Louis Armstrong appeared first on Magnet Magazine. more info

New York Post — It was the ultimate soul-man showtime at the Apollo, raising more than $3 million for the Harlem theater that, for 90 years, has been the music mecca for everyone from Louis Armstrong and James Brown to Tuesday night's honorees Usher and Babyface. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Five years ago I found a good excuse — not that one was ever really necessary — to check in with New Orleans favorite son Mac Rebennack, a.k.a. Dr. John: Delving into the album he released at that time, “Ske-Dat-De-Dat: The Spirit... more info

Dlisted — I’m sure back in the 1970s when legendary Motown singer Diana Ross famously requested to “touch me in the morning..” this isn’t exactly what she had in mind. Because after encountering an allegedly very grabby TSA agent at Louis Armstrong New... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Hello, Dolly! Barbra Streisand plays the titular matchmaker in director Gene Kelly’s 1969 film version of the classic Broadway musical; with Walter Matthau, Tommy Tune, Michael Crawford and Louis Armstrong. LACMA, Bing Theater, 5905 Wilshire ... more info

New York Times — Kenyon Victor Adams, a 40-year-old artist and curator, hopes to bring Armstrong’s archive “into the 21st century.” more info

JamBase — Watch St. Paul & The Broken Bones perform Louis Armstrong's "'Zat You Santa Claus" on last night's episode of 'The Late Show With Stephen Colbert.' more info

New York Post — Clinically speaking, the best breakup song ever written is “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” by Taylor Swift. “[It] is about a woman gaining control and making healthy boundaries for herself, to say ‘I need to have control, because yo... more info

New York Times — Step inside the mind of one of America’s great virtuosos, thanks to a vast archive of his personal writings, home recordings and artistic collages. more info

New York Times — The funds are for the renovation of “Selma’s House,” the old home of the Armstrongs’ longtime neighbor Selma Heraldo. more info