Louis Armstrong

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• Louis Armstrong was a jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Louis was one of the most influential figures in jazz history, shifting

attention from a collection

of sounds, the normal

in jazz at that time,

to solo performances.

The Amazing Man

Starting Out• Louis Armstrong was born on July 4, 1900

in New Orleans, and was mostly self educated. He learned how to play the cornet, bugle, and clarinet, and took trumpet lessons from the

jazz artist Joe Oliver. Louis made his professional debut in 1917 with the band of “kid” Ory in New Orleans.

“kid” Ory

Career• Louis Armstrong organized his own band

in 1925 in Chicago. Within the next few years, he won recognition as one of the foremost jazz trumpet players of all time, and an outstanding jazz vocalist. He appeared in several movies, including Cabin in the Sky, in 1943, High

Society, in 1956, and The Five Pennies, in 1959.

Louis Armstrong

Songs• Among Louis Armstrong’s many songs are

titles such as Cabaret, Hello Brother, There Must be a Way, The Sunshine of Love, and, probably the most well known, What A Wonderful World.

What A Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong

• Louis Armstrong died in New York City on July 6, 1971, two days after his 71st birthday. He was one of the most influential figures in jazz history, and will continue to live on in his music.

Death