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Louis Armstrong

Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong (b. Aug. 4, 1901, New Orleans, LA, - d. July 6, 1971, New York, NY) was one of the foremost pioneers of early Jazz. He played the cornet with King Oliver in the early 1920s, before fronting bands of his own, eventually developing the art of Swing.

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The New Orleans trumpeter who became a world ambassador for jazz.

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Louis Armstrong The Time 100.
Louis Armstrong Encyclopædia Britannica.

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+'''Louis [http://www.satchmo.net/bio/ "Satchmo"] Armstrong''' (b. Aug. 4, 1901, New Orleans, LA, - d. July 6, 1971, New York, NY) was one of the foremost pioneers of early [[Jazz]]. He played the [[cornet]] with [[King Oliver]] in the early 1920s, before fronting bands of his own, eventually developing the art of [[Swing]].
-New Orleans neighborhood on August 4, 1901. Abandoned by his mother
-and father, his early life was spent in an orphanage where encouraged
-by the brass band parades and an abundance of music on the streets
-of New Orleans, he learned to play the cornet.
-He began playing in the bands on Mississippi riverboats,
+{{cquote|'''The New Orleans trumpeter who became a world ambassador for jazz.'''}}
-but migrating to Chicago to join “King” Oliver’s Jazz Band was the
-turning point in his career that soon found him moving to New York
-to play with the Fletcher Henderson orchestra,
-the top African American band of that era.
-Nicknamed “Satchmo”, Louis Armstrong was the most famous jazz
-musician of the 20th century. His band known as the “All Stars”
-featured his trumpet and identiﬁable voice as a singer.
-Recording with Bing Crosby, Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald,
-his many hits included Stardust”, “What a Wonderful World”,
-“When The Saints Go Marching In”, “Dream a Little Dream of Me”,
-“Ain’t Misbehavin’”, “Blue Berry Hill,” “Mack the Knife,” and his most
-famous song, “Hello Dolly” that knocked the Beatles from the top
-of the Hit Parade in 1964. At 63 years of age he became the oldest
-person ever to have a chart topping single.
-Louis Armstrong died at 69 years of age on July 6, 1971.
-A year later he was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Grammy
-and was inducted into the Rock n’ Roll Hall of Fame in 1990
-for his contributions to rock music.
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