Louis Armstrong
Biography
Louis Armstrong was the first important soloist to emerge in jazz, and he became the most influential musician in the music's history. As a trumpet virtuoso, his playing, beginning with the 1920s studio recordings made with his Hot Five and Hot Seven ensembles, charted a future for jazz in highly imaginative, emotionally charged improvisation. For this, he is revered by jazz fans. But Armstrong also became an enduring figure in popular music, due to his distinctively phrased bass singing and engaging personality, which were on display in a series of vocal recordings and film roles.. Armstrong had a difficult childhood. William Armstrong, his father, was a factory worker who abandoned the family soon after the boy's birth. Armstrong was brought up by his mother, Mary (Albert) Armstrong, and his maternal grandmother. He showed an early interest in music, and a junk dealer for whom he worked as a grade-school student helped him buy a cornet, which he taught himself to play. He dropped out of school at 11 to join an informal group, but on December 31, 1912, he fired a gun during a New Year's Eve celebration, for which he was sent to reform school. He studied music there and played cornet and bugle in the school band, eventually becoming its leader. He was released on June 16, 1914, and did manual labor while trying to establish himself as a musician. He was taken under the wing of cornetist Joe "King" Oliver, and when Oliver moved to Chicago in June 1918, he replaced him in the Kid Ory Band. He moved to the Fate Marable band in the spring of 1919, staying with Marable until the fall of 1921.
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Top Songs |
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1. | What a Wonderful World (Single Versi.. | Louis Armstrong's All-T.. | 2:20 | $1.29 | |
2. | La Vie En Rose (Single Version) | Louis Armstrong's All-T.. | 3:25 | $1.29 | |
3. | Dream a Little Dream of Me (Single V.. | Ella & Louis for Lovers | 3:04 | $1.29 | |
4. | What a Wonderful World | What a Wonderful World | 2:19 | $1.29 | |
5. | What a Wonderful World / What a Wond.. | My Dream Duets | 4:03 | $1.29 | |
6. | Kiss to Build a Dream On (Single Ver.. | Louis Armstrong's All-T.. | 3:04 | $1.29 | |
7. | Summertime | Porgy and Bess | 4:58 | $1.29 | |
8. | La Vie En Rose (Single) | Louis Armstrong: Highlights.. | 3:26 | $0.99 | |
9. | Let's Call the Whole Thing Off | Best of Ella Fitzgerald &am.. | 4:14 | $1.29 | |
10. | La Vie en Rose | WALL•E (Soundtrack from t.. | 3:24 | $1.29 | |
11. | What a Wonderful World | Ultimate Collection (Box Se.. | 2:18 | $1.29 | |
12. | Hello, Dolly! | Louis Armstrong's All-T.. | 2:28 | $1.29 | |
13. | Kiss to Build a Dream On | Sleepless In Seattle (Origi.. | 3:00 | $0.99 | |
14. | When You're Smiling (The Whole W.. | Louis Armstrong's All-T.. | 4:06 | $1.29 | |
15. | Nearness of You | Ella & Louis for Lovers | 5:39 | $1.29 | |
16. | Cheek to Cheek | Complete Ella Fitzgerald &a.. | 5:54 | $1.29 | |
17. | They Can't Take That Away from M.. | Best of Ella Fitzgerald &am.. | 4:40 | $1.29 | |
18. | Hello, Dolly! | 20th Century Masters - The .. | 2:27 | $1.29 | |
19. | What a Wonderful World (Single) | 20th Century Masters - The .. | 2:20 | $1.29 | |
20. | Cool Yule | Number 1's: Christmas | 2:54 | $1.29 | |
21. | Autumn in New York | Best of Ella Fitzgerald &am.. | 5:59 | $1.29 | |
22. | Go Down, Moses | Louis and the Good Book | 3:41 | $0.69 | |
23. | Can Anyone Explain? | Last Decca Years 1949-1954 | 3:14 | $1.29 | |
24. | Dream a Little Dream of Me | Last Decca Years 1949-1954 | 3:08 | $1.29 | |
25. | Who Walks In When I Walk Out? | Ella: The Legendary Decca R.. | 2:19 | $1.29 | |
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1. Cabaret (Ed S...
| 2. Hello Dolly
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6. C'est Si Bon
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11. Just Because
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| 13. Gerry
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