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    Many people knew Louis Armstrong as the “first real genius of jazz”(Shipton 26). He was born in New Orleans‚ Louisiana on August 4‚ 1901. Louis was the illegitimate son of William Armstrong and Mary Est “Mayann” Albert. He was abandoned by his father‚ a boiler stoker‚ shortly after his birth and was raised by his paternal grandmother. Then‚ at the age of five‚ he was returned to the care of his mother‚ who at the time worked as a laundress. Together with his mom‚ they moved to a better area of New

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    Louis Armstrong Well-known artist Josh Devine is a great drummer for the band of One Direction‚ with a love for music. Just like many other artists he is well known in his time just as Elvis Presley was in his time or Aerosmith in their time. Every era has a well known musician or band‚ back in the 1920’s it was Louis Armstrong. Louis Armstrong moved to Chicago in 1922 to play the second cornet in a Creole jazz band. Although two years later Armstrong moved to New York City and began playing

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    Louis Armstrong has always had a love for music. He attended Fisk School for Boys‚ where he had exposure to music. Although he dropped out of school at the age of eleven‚ he didn’t end his musical career. Armstrong preformed with many musicians including‚ Joe “King” Oliver‚ who acted as a father figure and mentor for the young inspiring musician. Eventually‚ Joe “King” Oliver soon became upset with the fact that Armstrong began to over play him during many of their performances. Much related to many

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    Louis Armstrong at Berlin 1965 Shteinberg Andrei MUS A124 12/03/2015 Louis Armstrong’s legendary concert in Berlin. Armstrong’s career was in full bloom and from 1955 on‚ Armstrong traveled the world‚ performing with his All Stars in support of U.S. interests abroad. He did not comment on the political situation‚ saying that he is interested in his audience and not in the Wall. Armstrong and his All Stars began their first tours to Eastern Europe behind the ’’Iron Curtain‚’’ where

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    it was not for Louis Armstrong. Armstrong is considered the most important improviser in Jazz (he taught the world to swing) (‘Jazz at Lincoln Center’).His trumpet playing changed the rules of music. Armstrong’s interest in music earned him the title of greatest trumpet/cornet player in American History. And to think it all started with a tin horn. Armstrong‚ full name Louis (“loo-ESS”) Daniel Armstrong‚ was born in Uptown New Orleans‚ Louisiana to Mary Albert and William Armstrong. There was some

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    listening to Louis Armstrong’s “Hotter Than That” I didn’t really enjoy the song it seemed like a simple jazz song that would play as a background song for some type of summer scene in an old movie. Then when Louis Armstrong begins to bring in the vocals with the background guitar the song drew me in. Right after the vocals end the whole song seems to shift and the trumpet‚ piano and the rest of the band gain a second wind where the song because more up-tempo and more lively. Louis Armstrong seems to

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    Not only did Louis Armstrong changed the way music is‚ but Armstrong owned the definition of perseverance. “Musicians don’t retire; they stop when there’s no more music in them.”In this quote‚ Louis Armstrong is defining what he believes in. He is saying that you or anybody can’t quit. That you stop when you don’t believe in yourself.You stop when you lose hope in yourself to succeed. Louis Armstrong is a “Game Changer” because not only is he changing Jazz‚ but he is also changing how musicians

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    Younger English 12R 1/22/14 Louis Armstrong To millions of people he is just a great entertainer but to fellow musicians he is one of the most important figures in jazz history. Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong is the preeminent jazz artist of all time. As a musician and jazz fanatic myself‚ Louis Armstrong has made an impact on my life like no other. Louis taught me that “melodies are full of things” (Collier‚ 31) and that I can make them say whatever I want. I read about Louis to strengthen my knowledge

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    The contribution of black musician/artist in the 1930’s and the1940’s had made an affect on society by Louis Armstrong‚ Chuck Berry‚ and James Brown. Not only are these people impacts‚ but is the music genre; such as jazz‚ and blues. These topics had made an impact on American society at the time‚ and in some sense it still does to this day. In the late 1930’s and throughout 1940’s‚ Louis Armstrong was an American Jazz Trumpet player. Or may have been the most legendary‚ inspiring‚ exhilarating‚ Intoxicating

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