Louis+Armstrong

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 * ****Louis Armstrong was born on August 4th, 1901 in New Orleans.****
 * **Louis was a jazz singer, and he played the trumpet.**
 * **He passed away on July 6th, 1971.**
 * **When he was a child he was nicknamed "Satchmo"**
 * **Armstrong had difficult childhood, his father abandoned the family while his mother was a prostitute**
 * **He dropped out of school in 5th grade to get a job to support himself**
 * **Collected and delivered coal to peoples houses**
 * **At the age of 14 he was arrested for firing a gun in the air on new years eve.**
 * **He was taken to a Waif house for young boys where he began to take music lessons.**
 * **Armstrong soon earned his reputation as a blues singer/blues player.**
 * **He got married very early to a woman by the name of Daisy Parker who was a prostitute.**
 * **He later adopted his cousins son after her death.**
 * **In 1922 he joined a creole band with King Oliver who was a jazz singer as well.**
 * **Later Armstrong remarried another woman and joined Fletcher Henderson's band in 1924.**
 * **He did some solo gigs at night clubs here and there and made over 60 records with hot five and hot seven records.**
 * **Blues singer and trumpet player who performed in many bands and also as a solo artist.**
 * **He is well known for being a good trumpet player and have raspy voice but sang very well.**
 * **Most of his famous records were: Star dust, La Via En Rose, and his most famous What a Wonderful World.**
 * **Younger jazz players in the 1980s were influenced by Armstrongs music.**
 * **Wynton Marsalis, Jon Faddis always mentioned how Louis had a big influence in their music.**
 * **He is still recognized today for his raspy voice and amazing trumpet playing.**
 * **Many adults and even teens know his music when they hear it.**
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 * [[image:http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQmEQ-OshW1uUSCdPkMWkiOAGR86rv775GXvDRJSkAbhQy7B2z737vLLMM4SA width="200" height="156"]] **Louis Armstrong playing the trumpet**.