How do you pronounce "Louis"?

[nq:1]How do you pronounce the "Louis" in: 1) Louis Armstrong 2) St. Louis (the city)[/nq]
For what it's worth, my mind's ear hears both without the "s" but if memory serves, the "s" should be sounded in Armstrong's case.

Cheers, Harvey
Ottawa/Toronto/Edmonton for 30 years;
Southern England for the past 22 years.
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[nq:1]How do you pronounce the "Louis" in: 1) Louis Armstrong 2) St. Louis (the city)[/nq]
I would, in most cases, defer to what I understand is locals' pronunciation of the city name. That is, I would pronounce the "s". However, in certain circles and moods I might, because of the song, pronounce the city name as " St. Looie". (You came a long way from St. Looie.)

By the same note, I

[nq:1]By the same note, I would pronounce Mr. Armstrong's first name as "Looie", even though he or Frank Sinatra may have pronunced the name "Louis", with an "s".[/nq]
Mr. Armstrong pronounced the "s" in "Louis". What would motivate you to pronounce his name in any way other than his preferred pronunciation? It seems at least mildly impolite to me.

Michael DeBusk, Co-Conspirator to Ma

[nq:1]On 06 Sep 2004, MC wrote[/nq]
[nq:2]How do you pronounce the "Louis" in: 1) Louis Armstrong 2) St. Louis (the city)[/nq]
[nq:1]For what it's worth, my mind's ear hears both without the "s" but if memory serves, the "s" should be sounded in Armstrong's case. Cheers, Harvey[/nq]
St Louis is generallysaid LEWIS and Louis Armstrong calls himself LEWIS in the song Hello Dolly in the r

[nq:1]On 06 Sep 2004, MC wrote[/nq]
[nq:2]How do you pronounce the "Louis" in: 1) Louis Armstrong 2) St. Louis (the city)[/nq]
[nq:1]For what it's worth, my mind's ear hears both without the "s" but if memory serves, the "s" should be sounded in Armstrong's case.[/nq]
He may have been known both ways, but definitely with the pronunciation Louie.
My brother's father was called both

[nq:2]By the same note, I would pronounce Mr. Armstrong's first ... Sinatra may have pronunced the name "Louis", with an "s".[/nq]
[nq:1]Mr. Armstrong pronounced the "s" in "Louis". What would motivate you to pronounce his name in any way other than his preferred pronunciation? It seems at least mildly impolite to me.[/nq]
Normally I would agree with you, but he was undoubtedly aware that

In article [nq:2]How do you pronounce the "Louis" in: 1) Louis Armstrong 2) St. Louis (the city)[/nq]
[nq:1]I would, in most cases, defer to what I understand is locals' pronunciation of the city name. That is, I ... because of the song, pronounce the city name as " St. Looie". (You came a long way from St. Looie.)[/nq]
There's also the song lyric "Meet me in St. Louie, Lo

[nq:1]How do you pronounce the "Louis" in: 1) Louis Armstrong[/nq]
Is Mac the Knife (which is a lift of the Threepenny Opera but thats another story) Armstrong has a line "This is Louis" and pronounces the s at the end.
gtoomey

[nq:1]Normally I would agree with you, but he was undoubtedly aware that thousands of radio announcers called him Louie and eve if he didn't promote that pronunciation at all, he didn't make any objection that I know of.[/nq]
Of course that's so. But you yourself spelled it "Louie". The original question was how "Louis" is pronounced, and there was a reference to Louis Armstrong. If I were to

[nq:2]How do you pronounce the "Louis" in: 1) Louis Armstrong[/nq]
[nq:1]Is Mac the Knife (which is a lift of the Threepenny Opera but thatsanother story) Armstrong has a line "This is Louis" and pronounces the s at the end. gtoomey[/nq]
Hello Dolly.