Louis Armstrong is one of the most recognizable figures in jazz. He is widely respected around the world.
Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August 4, 1901. His father had left him and his mother left him to his grandmother. He ended up growing up on the streets after his grandma died, singing and playing music for money. But with no family to love or take care of him he often got in trouble with the police. One day a school music teacher found him on the streets playing and singing for money and decided to take him in. Louis ended up going to the teacher’s school and learned to play the cornet and trumpet, which seemed to come naturally to him. Though he was a natural at the instruments his singing was terrible. In the end he gave up on singing and decided to lay music on his trumpet. The type of music he loved to play and listen to was jazz.
By 1920(the jazz age) he was one of the most famous musicians of the time. He was part of the Harlem Renaissance which was a place and time when famous artists entertained people. There he met and played with Duke Elengington and Bessie Smith. Even during the Great Depression and after the jazz age he made a lot of money for his trumpet playing. But he also sang and the song that he was most famous for was What A Wonderful World. He died July 6, 1971 at the age of 70 because of a heart attack. Even though he is dead we will never forget the great jazz musician, Louis Armstrong.
What a Wonderful World Louis Armstrong
