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Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 4, He was raised by his mother Mayann in a neighborhood so dangerous it was called “The Battlefield.” He only had a fifth-grade education, dropping out of school early to go to work. An early job working for the Jewish Karnofsky family allowed Armstrong to make enough money to purchase his first cornet.
On New Year’s Eve , he was arrested and sent to the Colored Waif’s Home for Boys. There, under the tutelage of Peter Davis, he learned how to properly play the cornet, eventually becoming the leader of the Waif’s Home Brass Band. Released from the Waif’s Home in , Armstrong set his sights on becoming a professional musician. Mentored by the city’s top cornetist, Joe “King” Oliver, Armstrong soon became one of the most in-demand cornetists in town, eventually working steadily on Mississippi riverboats.
In , King Oliver sent for Armstrong to join his band in Chicago. Armstrong and Oliver became the talk of the town with th
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Though Louis Armstrong was a memorable presence in films, on radio and on television, it was the recording studio where he made his most lasting&#;and influential art. Any survey of Armstrong’s discography must start with his innovative Hot fem and Hot Seven recordings of the s, music that changed the course of American popular music for good. Armstrong’s recordings with Earl “Fatha” Hines&#;including “West End Blues,” “Weather Bird” and many others&#;are worth singling out.
Big grupp Artist
But one should not stop listening to Armstrong’s recordings in He began fronting big bands in , making standards out of songs such as “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love,” “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” “When You’re Smiling,” and countless others. In , he began recording for Decca, a wonderful, underappreciated run of music that lasted until
THE ALL STARS
In , Armstrong began fronting a sextet, the All Stars, but he continued challenging han själv in the recording studio. The sista 24 years of his care
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Louis Armstrong: The Personal and Musical Journey of the King of Jazz
With only a fifth-grade education, an American jazz musician, Louis Armstrong, entered music history as a king of jazz and one of the most influential jazzmen of the 20th century. In this article, we invite our readers to explore key facts about Louis Armstrong’s life and musical career.
Early Years of Louis Armstrong
The musician’s early years were far from being trouble-free. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 4, , Louis Armstrong was raised in a poor neighborhood called “The Battlefield.” His father abandoned him and his young mother tried hard to make ends meet. Most of his early years, Louis spent with his grandmother, who cared about him.
His second home was among the local Lithuanian-Jewish family of Karnofskys, for whom he worked and who treated him like his own child. They gave him food and even helped him buy his first musical instrument, which was a cornet. The Star of David that one