Louis Armstrong ... Waif's Home for Boys all while gradually building his reputation as a young cornet player to keep an eye on. Riccardi does an excellent job explaining the influence that the women ...

In 1961, everybody knew Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong. He was the “ambassador of jazz”, touring the world playing his hot jazz music for eager new audiences. The shows brought him to as far as ...

The city has produced some of the world's great jazz musicians, none more celebrated than Louis ... and all the people would leave their worries behind." Son of New Orleans Armstrong, who would ...

Nearly 50 years after his passing, Louis Armstrong's achievements ... After signing a new contract with RCA Victor, Armstrong immediately made his first recordings with Duke Ellington as part of an ...