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Louis Armstrong, the leading trumpeter and one of the most influential artists in jazz history. He was also a bandleader, singer, film star, and comedian. With his great sensitivity, technique, and capacity to express emotion, Armstrong led in the development of jazz into a fine art.
Aug 4, 2016 · Bettmann/Getty Images. 1. A Jewish immigrant family helped him buy his first horn. Apic/Getty Images. Armstrong with his mother and sister Beatrice in New Orleans in 1921. Armstrong was born on...
Jan 17, 2024 · 1901-1971. Who Was Louis Armstrong? Jazz musician Louis Armstrong, nicknamed “Satchmo” and “Ambassador Satch,” was an internationally famous jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and singer. An...
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz . His career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of jazz. [3]
Aug 18, 2020 · Famous Musicians. How Louis Armstrong Revolutionized American Music. "Satchmo" became an international star known for his jaunty personality and popular tunes as "What a Wonderful World" and...
Article. Louis Armstrong: The First Great Jazz Soloist. September 2016. Trumpet owned by Louis Armstrong, 1946, Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. by Steven Lewis. August 4, 2016 marked the 115 th birthday of music icon Louis Armstrong.
Jul 6, 2005 · Premiere: 7/31/1989. From a New Orleans boys’ home to Hollywood, Carnegie Hall, and television, the tale of Louis Armstrong’s life and triumphant six-decade career epitomizes the American...
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