Armstrong, Louis (1901-1971)
Daniel Louis Armstrong—trumpeter and singer—was one of the most important musicians in jazz and in twentieth-century music, achieving seemingly insurmountabl...
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Louis Armstrong
Born August 4, 1901 (New Orleans, Louisiana)Died July 6, 1971 (Long Island, New York)
Musician
Celebrated as one of the greatest jazz performers of all time, Louis Armstrong had a care...
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Louis Daniel Armstrong (1900-1971) was an early jazz trumpet virtuoso, and he remained an important influence for several decades.Louis Armstrong was born into a poor African American family in New Or...
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Louis Armstrong, arguable the greatest entertainer and trumpet player during the Harlem renaissance era, was inspired by people such as Joe "the king" Oliver, Lil Hardin, and Peter Davis. Louis Armstr...
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Louis Armstrong was born in the slums of New Orleans in 1901. He would quickly grow up to be considered the most preeminent musical genius, not only in his lifetime but long after. Armstrong had a r...
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This weekend New Orleans is celebrating the birth of one of the founding fathers of jazz _ Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong.The celebration, touted as Satchmo Summerfest, will include three stages of trad...
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John Boutte knew just what to sing to a drenched crowd packed under a tent being pounded by rain at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival.He lit into a Randy Newman song Friday, singing, "Loui...
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Musicians, instruments strapped to their backs and signs in hand, marched to the French Quarter on Sunday, demanding better wages and asking tourists, music lovers and political leaders not to take...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Garth Brooks donated a
smashed guitar to the Smithsonian Institution Tuesday, but
the country-music superstar turned into a wide-eyed tourist
when he saw the company he woul...
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While the concept of dedicating just one month to commemorating almost a century of influential black music seems questionable, one influential hip hop figure is making the best use of that limited...
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Frankie Laine, the big-voiced singer whose string of hits made him one of the most popular entertainers of the 1950s, died Tuesday. He was 93.Laine died of heart failure at Mercy Hospital in San Di...
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Frankie Laine, the big-voiced singer whose string of hits made him one of the most popular entertainers of the 1950s, died Tuesday. He was 93.Laine died of heart failure at Scripps Mercy Hospital i...
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The city's Lakefront Airport has long been the preferred airfield for business executives and celebrities because it avoids crowds of commercial passengers and offers easy access to downtown.But th...
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EASTBOZRAH, Conn. (AP) _ For many students here, it will be less play and more work. The principal at Fields Memorial School decided to cancel recess in grades five through eight. A letter to paren...
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Armstrong, Louis (1901-1971)
Armstrong, Louis
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