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¶ … Louis Armstrong because this was a poor, common person who made it to the top of his field. He defeated racism and all of his other problems to get to his goal.
Louis Armstrong was probably the most talented and successful jazz musician in history. His influence and career continues to affect the jazz world today. That is what made him become what he is known to many today in the history of music, a legendary influence upon the craft. He was born on August 4, 1901 in the poorest portion of New Orleans. Louis grew up with his grandparents, as his parents were separated. He learned much of what he knew outside of their home.
An interesting early influence on Armstrong's life was the Karnofsky family. He worked for the Lithuanian-Jewish immigrant family who were junk haulers and provided him with odd jobs. They took him in into their home and treated the young boy almost as a family member. They knew he lived without a father in his life and would feed and help him. He later described his discovery of the fact that this family were also victims of discrimination by other whites who felt that they were better were superior to the Jewish race. It is known that Armstrong wore a Star of David pendant for the rest...
The experience taught him to overcome his problems by hard work and caused him to be a philo-Semite (lover of Jews) for the rest of his life.
On January 1, 1913 he made a mistake. However, it turned out to be the best lucky occurrence that ever happened to him. At a New Year's party in downtown New Orleans Armstrong, fired a pistol into the air. He was then placed in the Colored Waifs' Home. It was in the home that he met a big influence in his life. Peter Davis was a brass band leader who taught Satchmo how to play the cornet. Soon after Louis began playing, he was made the leader of the band. This something he was really proud of.
Armstrong the Waifs' Home in June of 1914. After that, he was hired by different cabarets throughout the New Orleans. He also played at picnics, dances and funerals. It was at one of events places that he was discovered by the famous musician Joe "King" Oliver. Joe Oliver found Armstrong stand-in jobs at orchestras and other musical venues. In 1918, Armstrong was offered a vacant seat left by Oliver in the Brown Skinned Babies jazz band.
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Armstrong was known as America's Ambassador. Armstrong in 1963 scored a big international hit with his interpretation of "Hello Dolly." The number one single knocked the Beatles off the top of the Top 40's charts. He recorded another number one hit in 1968 with "What A Wonderful World." Louis Armstrong's health began to fail. He was hospitalized many times over the next three years, but continued playing and recording. On July 6th 1971, he died in his sleep in his home in Queens, New York. Even to this day, "Satchmo" continues to influence music. His life was one which was well-lived and he made a positive difference not just in the musical world, but is a continuing inspiration for black Americans.
Conclusion
To sum up, I wrote about Louis Armstrong because I find his hard work and determination inspiring. He is proof that anyone can overcome problems with the right ethic and moral values and determination.
Louis Armstrong, the name that anyone who has hear of jazz knows was crowned the king of jazz. Famous musicians, composers, jazz fans and even those who were ignorant of what jazz was, were amazed to listen to the music performed by this son of one of the poorest and most destitute neighborhoods of New Orleans. The first decade of the twentieth century witnessed the birth of a new king,
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