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Louis Armstrong by Dylan

Louis Armstrong is a famous trumpet player who was born on August 4, 1901 and was raised in New Orleans. He had a sister named Betrice and a mom named Mayann. Louis Armstrong attended the Fisk School for Boys and was raised during hard financial times. Growing up, Louis had many odd jobs and sang in a boys quartet. At the age of twelve, Louis was finding himself constantly in trouble and was placed in the Colored Waifs Home. Here, Louis learned to play cornet in the homes band and music became a passion for him.

Armstrong developed rapidly and began playing in marching and jazz bands. Louis was so good at the age of 17, he was in the Kid Ory band. By the age of 19, Louis played in the Mississippi riverboat dance band. In 1922 Oliver and his band asked Louis to play second cornet. Later on, Louis's wife Lil Hardin, encouraged him to find something else. This is when he found Fletcher Henderson. For a year, Louis played in Fletcher Henderson's band. . .When he was older, he had his own band called the Hot Five. Together the band made a few jazz songs. His first jazz song that became a record was "'The Heebie Jeebies" which was released in 1926. A few other songs were "Hotter than that","Wild man blues",and "Strutting with some barbacue". His nickname was Dipper Mouth, because of the way his mouth looked when he laughed. Louis Armstrong's inspiration was King Oliver, who also was a Jazz legend. Louis Armstrong was not only known for his Jazz talent but also for being a Comedian.

On July 6, 1971, Louis Armstrong died in New York.



References: [|www.biography.com/people/louis-armstrong] "A Horn for Louis" arthur Eric A. Kimmel