Louis Armstrong reigning over the 1949 Zulu parade

John Doe

Armstrong played in the Zulu parade as a young man and can be heard on King Oliver’s “Zulu’s Ball”; released in 1923, it became the first in an evolving canon of recordings that pay homage to the iconic social aid and pleasure club. — Photo courtesy of the Louisiana State Museum

Armstrong played in the Zulu parade as a young man and can be heard on King Oliver’s “Zulu’s Ball”; released in 1923, it became the first in an evolving canon of recordings that pay homage to the iconic social aid and pleasure club.

— Photo courtesy of the Louisiana State Museum