Louis Armstrong

Evolution of Jazz

Louis Armstrong seemed to be one of those men who will be remembered forever. He brought to the stage many unforgettable memories and lessons that no one will soon forget. Even though some things in his life were not too virtuous, he was the talk of the early twentieth century and for centuries to come. His jazz technique still dominates Jazz to this day.

Satchmo was one of the many names for Louis. It is a variation of the word satchel mouth. He was also called Pops or the Father of Jazz. One more nickname was Dippermouth Blues; it was also the title of his band's best known piece of music. All of his nicknames helped to keep him on top of everything. Mostly everyone called him Satchmo.

After many years of playing with his band, he found a new love, the love of movies. In most of the movies he sang his heart out for the countless audiences that would watch him. Louis Armstrong appeared in about fifty movies. One of his most famous movies was directed by Gene Kelly. Hello, Dolly! was the name of that movie. The song that he sang in that movie is still in the hearts of his many fans and viewers today. Even before I knew who Louis Armstrong was, I had heart that song, that's one example of the popularity of his work. In that year, 1964, Louis' song became number one for the week on the popularity charts. It even beat the Beatles.

One day Louis Armstrong was recording some songs with his band and his sheet music fell off of the stand. He couldn't reach down to pick it up so he improvised. Later on in his career he became more famous for his ability to embellish and just wow everyone with his improvising skills. This became very popular through out the next half of a century with jazz. If there were any contest to see who was the longest lasting jazz player and just all around the best, I believe that Louis Armstrong would win, hands down.

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