Louie Bluie

Ladies and Gentlemen meet Howard (not Louis) Armstrong. He started playing String Blues in the 1930s and he and his friends are INCREDIBLE characters. I think this was director Terry Zwigoff's first documentary, and he clearly knew he'd found a walking one-man-show in Howard. What you get here is just over an hour in his company as he tells tall-tails; fascinating stories; bullshits; banters with his friends; and visits amazing folk from his career. Every 3 to 5 minutes these old coots start playing and that's when the joking stops - lethal string blues players with country, gospel, bluegrass and all sorts of other music, influences or influenced by them. They rock HARD. Great characters; great stories; hilarious joking; and awesome music. One of the best documentaries I've seen.