Louis Daniel Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901. He was among the most influential figures in jazz, with a career spanning ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Louis Armstrong is undoubtedly one of the most influential musicians in American history. A towering figure in jazz and popular music, Armstrong’s gravelly voice, impeccable ...

Jazz grew out of different music styles that became popular at ... and even the music-filled funerals for which the city is known. Louis Armstrong, born in New Orleans in 1901, noted how the ...

“Bless whoever it was who came up with the idea,” jazz historian ... about Armstrong’s rendition of the holiday chestnut. Courtesy Continental Production Co. "This is Louis ‘Satchmo ...

In 1961, everybody knew Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong. He was the “ambassador of jazz”, touring the world playing his hot jazz ...

CD3: When The Saints Go Marchin' In; Basin Street Blues; Tin Roof Blues; Sweet Georgia Brown; St. Louis Blues; When It's Sleepy Time Down South; Intro The All Stars by Lucille Armstrong ... Now You ...

“I’ve always been interested in music,” he says. “But the fact that I got to interview Louis Armstrong is what piqued my interest in jazz.” ...

the year they released the very first jazz record Trumpet legend Louis Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo, forged a career that lasted five decades Former Davis accompanist Herbie Hancock made a name ...

Jazz at Lincoln Center is presenting four concerts this weekend that will reimagine Louis Armstrong’s and Dave Brubeck’s 1962 album, The Real Ambassadors.

Hundreds of people gathered at Louis Armstrong Park on Saturday and Sunday (March 29–30) for live performances, food and art ...