Louis Armstrong
Louis Daniel Armstrong was born on 4th August in 1901
in New Orleans.
It's pretty curious how some musicians find to their in
instruments. Armstrong's career started with the end of his career
in school when he was eleven. He visited school only temporally, so
left it to help his mother to survive.
When Armstrongs got into touch with the law, he was brought to a
"Coloured Waifs Home". There he learned to play cornet.
Finally he was back in the streets of New Orleans. He loved Jazz,
which you could here everywhere in the streets of New Orleans.
King Oliver, who also was a very famous jazz-musician, gave
Armstrong the first lessons on the trumpet. Later they played
together in a band.
Louis Armstrong had his debut in a band of Kid Ory in New
Orleans. In 1922 he became a member of the "Creole Jazz
Band", in which King Oliver also played. In 1925 Armstrong
founded his first own band in Chicago. In the same year he made his
first records with the legendary "Hot Five". Later
Armstrong became very famous, because of his virtuous and rousing
singing. From times to times he played as a soloist in the most
famous bands of his time. He accompanied such famous blues-singers,
like Ella Fitzgerald and Bessie Smith. He also made tours around the
world.
His legendary All-Stars were: Earl Hines (Piano), Barney Bigard
(Clarinet), Jack Teagarden (Trombone) and of course him as singer
and with the trumpet.
Louis Armstrong also invented the scat. Due to this invention he
got the nickname "Satchmo".
Overall he made over 1 500 Records, the most famous ones are:
"Ain't Misbehavin'", "I can't give you anything but
love" and "Hello Dolly".
Louis Daniel Armstrong died the 6th July 1971. |
