Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in jazz...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTrumpet Player
Date of Birth4 August 1900
CityNew Orleans, LA
CountryUnited States of America
two secret jazz
There are Two Secrets to Success: 1. Don't tell ANYONE Everything you know 2.If you have to ask what Jazz is, you'll never know.
mess ifs
If you don't understand it, don't mess with it.
world strings
I've Got the World on a String,
blow horns get-involved
I don't get involved in politics. I just blow my horn.
government people way
The way they are treating my people in the South, the government can go to hell!
men feel-good good-man
It makes you feel good, man, makes you forget all the bad things that happen to a Negro. It makes you feel wanted, and when you're with another tea smoker, it makes you feel a special kinship.
kings looks mardi-gras
There's a thing I've dreamed of all my life, and I'll be damned if it don't look like it's about to come true-to be King of the Zulu's parade. After that, I'll be ready to die.
fashion breathing interesting
There is no such thing as 'on the way out' as long as you are still doing something interesting and good; you're in the business because you're breathing.
white racism folks
White folks still in the lead.
play guitar half
We don't play slow and we don't play fast, we play half fast
music balance music-is
Music is either good or bad, and it's got to be learned. You got to have balance.
crazy cutting fighting
The Brick House was one of the toughest joints I ever played in ... Guys would drink and fight one another like circle saws. Bottles would come flying over the bandstand like crazy and there was lots of plain common shooting and cutting. But somehow all that jive didn't faze me at all. I was so happy to have some place to blow my horn.
tea special feels
When you're with another tea smoker it makes you feel a special kinship,
country america world
It's America's classical music ... this becomes our tradition ... the bottom line of any country in the world is what did we contribute to the world? ... we contributed Louis Armstrong