Louis Armstrong
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Born:
Aug 04, 1901

Died:
Jul 06, 1971

Age: 69 Deceased

From:
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Department:
Acting

Total Credits: 121

Avg Rating: 6.9

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Louis Armstrong

Also known as: Louis Daniel Armstrong, Satchmo , Pops, Satch

Biography

Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.

Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performance.

With his instantly recognizable deep and distinctive gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also greatly skilled at scat singing, vocalizing using sounds and syllables instead of actual lyrics.

Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general.

Armstrong was one of the first t...

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2011
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Året var 1955
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Self (archive footage) 2004
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2001
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