Howard Armstrong
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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Dayton (city and county seat in Rhea County, Tennessee, United States), Died July 30, 2003 (Boston (capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1934
Roles Represented in DAHR: songwriter, violin, mandolin
Notes: Also known as "Louie Bluie."
= Recordings are available for online listening.
= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.
Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BS-80398 | 10-in. | 3/23/1934 | There's nothing in this wide wide world for me | Louie Bluie ; Ted Bogan | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-80399 | 10-in. | 3/23/1934 | I'm through with you | Louie Bluie ; Ted Bogan | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | instrumentalist, violin, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-80404 | 10-in. | 3/23/1934 | State Street rag | Louie Bluie ; Ted Bogan | Guitar and mandolin duet | instrumentalist, mandolin, songwriter | |
| Victor | BS-80405 | 10-in. | 3/23/1934 | Ted's stomp | Louie Bluie ; Ted Bogan | Male vocal solo, with violin and guitar | songwriter, instrumentalist, violin |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Armstrong, Howard," accessed December 24, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105347.
Armstrong, Howard. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 24, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/105347.
"Armstrong, Howard." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 24 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Louie Bluie
Discogs: Howard Armstrong
Allmusic: Howard Armstrong
Grove: Howard Armstrong
IMDb: Howard Armstrong
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Armstrong, Howard, 1909-2003 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86099827
Wikidata: Louie Bluie - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5918997
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/55634729
MusicBrainz: Louie Bluie - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/821810ba-33e0-4bf8-8f6b-21f74848c458
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/180644 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/180644
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