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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 truly popular African-American entertainers to "cross over," whose skin-color was secondary to his amazing talent in an America that was severely racially divided.
- Paris Blues1961
- The Beat Generation1959
- Going Places1938
- The Five Pennies1959
- The Glenn Miller Story1954
- A Song Is Born1948
- The Strip1951
- Cabin in the Sky1943
- Pillow to Post1945
- When the Boys Meet the Girls1965
- Atlantic City1944
- Jam Session1944
- Pennies from Heaven1936
- Glory Alley1952
- Doctor Rhythm1938
- A Man Called Adam1966
- I'm in the Revue1950
- I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You1932
- New Orleans1947
- Here Comes the Groom1951
- Every Day's a Holiday1937
- That's Entertainment, Part II1976
- Music Inn2007
- Hello, Dolly!1969
- Ex-Flame1930
- Saluti e baci1953