What made Louis Armstrong famous?

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1. What made Louis Armstrong famous?
2. Was Louis Armstrong blind?
3. Where is Louis Armstrong buried?
4. Why does Louis Armstrong sound like that?
5. Is Louis Armstrong dead?
6. Why did Louis Armstrong always hold a handkerchief?
7. What Horn did Louis Armstrong play?
8. Is Louis Armstrong blues?
9. What was Louis Armstrong sick with?

What made Louis Armstrong famous?

What is Louis Armstrong famous for? Louis Armstrong is considered the leading trumpeter and one of the most influential artists in jazz history, who helped develop jazz into a fine art.

Was Louis Armstrong blind?

No, Louis Armstrong was not blind.

Where is Louis Armstrong buried?

Flushing Cemetery, New York, United States Louis Armstrong/Ort der Beerdigung

Why does Louis Armstrong sound like that?

According to the biography Pops by Terry Teachout, Armstrong's voice first became gravelly due to a prolonged cold playing jazz on a steamboat ca 1921. In 19, he had surgeries to try to repair his vocal cords, which had the opposite effect.

Is Louis Armstrong dead?

Deceased () Louis Armstrong

Why did Louis Armstrong always hold a handkerchief?

markp wrote: Apparently he used to abuse his chops so much that he'd get calluses on them. To continue playing though, he would cut them off with a razor blade and the handkerchief was to wipe the blood as he played.

What Horn did Louis Armstrong play?

This 1946 Henri Selmer B-flat custom-made and inscribed trumpet belonged to Louis Armstrong. Armstrong had been playing an earlier version of a Selmer trumpet since 1932.

Is Louis Armstrong blues?

Satchmo's made a lasting impression on modern Blues music with the cornet solo in his 1929 record 'West End Blues', where he produced a perfect, coherent elaboration of the melody line, giving the blueprint for generations of lead guitarists to try to do the same thing! ...

What was Louis Armstrong sick with?

Thanks to a relentless touring schedule and his penchant for hitting high Cs on the trumpet, Armstrong spent much of his career battling severe lip damage. ... The trumpeter was so famously hard on his “chops,” as he called them, that a certain type of lip condition is now commonly known as “Satchmo's Syndrome.”