Louis Daniel Armstrong, lovingly known as Pops, was born on the 4th of August 1901 in Louisiana, U.S., and passed away on 6th July, 1971.
Do you know that not only did Armstrong perform all over the world in the 1950’s and 1960’s but also he was the first African American Jazz musician to write an autobiography?
An American Jazz trumpeter, singer and composer Louis Armstrong played Jazz through 40 years, spanning different eras of Jazz. It was Armstrong who shifted the focus of trumpet and cornet being played in a collective form to solo performances. His gravelly voice gave his songs distinctiveness, unique to him.
Famous Quote: “If you have to ask what jazz is, you’ll never know.”