What is some info on Louis Armstrong?

Answer 1

Louis Armstrong was known as Pops, Dippermouth and Satchmo, the latter from "satchel mouth" (his childhood habit of keeping things in his mouth to prevent other kids from taking them).

He was born in New Orleans on the August 4, 1901. His first horn was a cornet, but he became more famous playing jazz on his Trumpet.

Known to sweat profusely while singing under hot lights, Armstrong made his handkerchief a regular prop in his later performances.

He is one of very few musical performers for whom a major airport has been named. On the 100th anniversary of his birth, the main aviation facility in New Orleans was officially renamed "Louis Armstrong International Airport."

Answer 2

1.Louis Armstrong was born on July 4, 1900 in a back of town part of New Orleans.

2.At the age of five Armstrong went to live with his mother and great grandmother, because of his parent's separation.

3.Armstrong's hero was Bunk Jones who played the cornet. Jones taught Armstrong to play the cornet by ear, without reading music.

4.Armstrong's first instrument was a cigar box guitar.

5.Armstrong was arrested and sent to Waif's Home for a year's discipline, because he shot off an old "38."

6.Joe Oliver acted as Armstrong's father and even gave him his first trumpet.

7.Armstrong married Daisy Parker, his childhood sweetheart. He divorced a short time later.

8.When Armstrong was playing in Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, he met the piano player and arranger for the band. Her name was Lilian Hardin, his soon to be wife.

Answer 3

Louis ArmstrongLouis Armstrong was born in a poor section of New Orleans known as "the Battlefield" on August 4, 1901.

By the time of his death in 1971, the man known around the world as Satchmo was widely recognized as a founding father of jazz-a uniquely American art form. His influence, as an artist and cultural icon, is universal, unmatched, and very much alive today.

Louis Armstrong's achievements are remarkable. During his career, he:

• developed a way of playing jazz, as an instrumentalist and a vocalist, which has had an impact on all musicians to follow;
• recorded hit songs for five decades, and his music is still heard today on television and radio and in films;
• wrote two autobiographies, more than ten magazine articles, hundreds of pages of memoirs, and thousands of letters;
• appeared in more than thirty films (over twenty were full-length features) as a gifted actor with superb comic timing and an unabashed joy of life;
• composed dozens of songs that have become jazz standards;
• performed an average of 300 concerts each year, with his frequent tours to all parts of the world earning him the nickname "Ambassador Satch," and became one of the first great celebrities of the twentieth century.

Through the years, Louis entertained millions, from heads of state and royalty to the kids on his stoop in Corona. Despite his fame, he remained a humble man and lived a simple life in a working-class neighborhood. To this day, everyone loves Louis Armstrong-just the mention of his name makes people smile.

Answer 4

Louis Armstrong's nick name was Satchmo because of his mouth

Answer 5

Louis Armstrong was called the king of Jazz, he was also called Satchmo , because of his mouth

Answer 6

Louis Armstrong's nickname was Satchmo because of his mouth