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| '''Louis Armstrong''' (1901-1971) was a ] trumpeter and singer. Born, Louis Daniel Armstrong, he was almost universally regarded as one of the most important musicians of the ], influencing many genres of ]. Much is known about his lowly birth and hardships in his early youth but nothing can prepare the listener for the inate developing jazz genius that was to unfold in the early ]. | |||
| He strode onto the world in the 20s as a giant, easily eclipsing his mentor Joe "King" Oliver and all of his New Orleans and Chicago contempories. The next 10 years were to see a flowering of jazz genius like the world had never seen before and in my opinion since. Although subject to the visissitudes of Tin Pan Alley and the music business and gangsterism of the era he continued to provide fantastic solos in front of famous named orchestras. Not only that but continued to tour for the next 30 years on a gruelling 300+ days a year on one-night stands. In the end he was revered all over the world as "Ambassador Satch" and had two pop chart hits with "What a Wonderful World" and "Hello Dolly". In conclusion the best ambassador of hot music and a wonderful human being. | He strode onto the world in the '20s as a giant, easily eclipsing his mentor Joe "King" Oliver and all of his New Orleans and Chicago contempories. The next 10 years were to see a flowering of jazz genius like the world had never seen before and in my opinion since. Although subject to the visissitudes of Tin Pan Alley and the music business and gangsterism of the era he continued to provide fantastic solos in front of famous named orchestras. Not only that but continued to tour for the next 30 years on a gruelling 300+ days a year on one-night stands. In the end he was revered all over the world as "Ambassador Satch" and had two pop chart hits with "What a Wonderful World" and "Hello Dolly". In conclusion the best ambassador of hot music and a wonderful human being. | ||
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Louis Armstrong (1901-1971) was a jazz trumpeter and singer. Born, Louis Daniel Armstrong, he was almost universally regarded as one of the most important musicians of the 20th century, influencing many genres of music. Much is known about his lowly birth and hardships in his early youth but nothing can prepare the listener for the inate developing jazz genius that was to unfold in the early 1920s.
He strode onto the world in the '20s as a giant, easily eclipsing his mentor Joe "King" Oliver and all of his New Orleans and Chicago contempories. The next 10 years were to see a flowering of jazz genius like the world had never seen before and in my opinion since. Although subject to the visissitudes of Tin Pan Alley and the music business and gangsterism of the era he continued to provide fantastic solos in front of famous named orchestras. Not only that but continued to tour for the next 30 years on a gruelling 300+ days a year on one-night stands. In the end he was revered all over the world as "Ambassador Satch" and had two pop chart hits with "What a Wonderful World" and "Hello Dolly". In conclusion the best ambassador of hot music and a wonderful human being.