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Louis Armstrong


Born
in New Orleans, Louisiana, The United States
August 04, 1901

Died
July 06, 1971

Genre
Biographies & Memoirs, Entertainment


American musician Louis Armstrong, known as Satchmo, a virtuoso trumpeter and popular, gravelly voiced singer, greatly influenced the development of jazz.

Louis Armstrong, nicknamed Pops, a charismatic, innovative performer, improvised soloing, the main fundamental change, shifted focus from the collective to the player. Of the 20th century, he most famously first played cornet player and then reached best toward the end of his career.


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Louis Armstrong, In His Own...
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Swing That Music
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Louis Armstrong -- A Jazz M...
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The Louis Armstrong Collect...
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Louis Armstrong: A Self-Por...
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Sachmo
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Louis Armstrong Plays Stand...
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Louis Armstrong - Original ...
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“If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know.”
― Louis Armstrong
tags: jazz, music
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“All music is folk music. I ain't never heard a horse sing a song.”
― Louis Armstrong
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“What we play is life.”
― Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong, In His Own Words: Selected Writings
tags: trumpet-gods
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