According to Thomas Brothers, recordings such as "Struttin' with Some Barbeque" were so superb, "planned with density and variety, bluesyness, and showiness," that the arrangements were probably showcased at the Sunset Caf. Armstrong's manager, Joe Glaser, changed the Armstrong big band on August 13, 1947 into a six-piece traditional jazz group featuring Armstrong with (initially) Teagarden, Earl Hines and other top swing and Dixieland musicians, most of whom were previously leaders of big bands. Armstrong also appeared in humorous, risqu, cards that he had printed to send to friends. " he seemed a link to minstrelsy that we were ashamed of. [16] Gary Zucker, Armstrong's doctor at Beth Israel hospital in 1969, shared Berlin's song lyrics with him, and Armstrong quoted them in the memoir. [55], Armstrong made a huge impact during the 1920s Harlem Renaissance. [3] On February 28, 1948, Suzy Delair sang the French song "C'est si bon" at the Hotel Negresco during the first Nice Jazz Festival. Armstrong lived luxuriously in his own apartment with his first private bath. [91], Armstrong's marriages produced no offspring. Young trumpet players across the country bought these recordings and memorized his solos. [96] Armstrong's laxative of preference in his younger days was Pluto Water, but when he discovered the herbal remedy Swiss Kriss, he became an enthusiastic convert,[96] extolling its virtues to anyone who would listen and passing out packets to everyone he encountered, including members of the British Royal Family. Musicians and close friends usually called him "Pops".[83]. He would help their two sons, Morris and Alex, collect "rags and bones" and deliver coal. They endured several hours on the train to remote Richmond, Indiana, and the band was paid little. Tours of the Historic House will include Here to Stay starting July 6. However, Armstrong's southern background didn't mesh well with the more urban, Northern mentality of Henderson's other musicians, who sometimes gave Armstrong a hard time over his wardrobe and the way he talked. In the 1959 film The Five Pennies, Armstrong played himself, sang, and played several classic numbers. Someone dubbed him "satchel mouth" for his mouth acting as a satchel. Louis Armstrong - The Ultimate Collection (2000) | uDiscover Music By the 1950s, he was an official spokesman for Ansatz-Creme Lip Salve. [9] William Armstrong abandoned the family shortly thereafter.[10]. Many broadcast announcers, fans, and acquaintances called him "Louie" and in a videotaped interview from 1983 Lucille Armstrong calls her late husband "Louie" as well. [105], When asked about his religion, Armstrong answered that he was raised a Baptist, always wore a Star of David, and was friends with the pope. [108] In a live recording of "Baby, It's Cold Outside" with Velma Middleton, he changes the lyric from "Put another record on while I pour" to "Take some Swiss Kriss while I pour". After a successful engagement in Las Vegas, Armstrong began taking engagements around the world, including in London and Washington, D.C. and New York (he performed for two weeks at New York's Waldorf-Astoria). His stop-time solos on numbers like "Cornet Chop Suey" and "Potato Head Blues" changed jazz history, featuring daring rhythmic choices, swinging phrasing and incredible high notes. Any survey of Armstrong's discography must start with his innovative Hot Five and Hot Seven recordings of the 1920s, music that changed the course of American popular music for good. Shortly thereafter, Armstrong bragged about the child to his manager, Joe Glaser, in a letter that would later be published in the book Louis Armstrong In His Own Words (1999). Morgenstern, Dan, and Sheldon Meyer (2004). During the concert, Armstrong and Teagarden performed a duet on Hoagy Carmichael's "Rockin' Chair" they then recorded for Okeh Records. The word "muggles" was a slang term for marijuana, something he used often during his life.[36]. He was a masterful accompanist and ensemble player in addition to his extraordinary skills as a soloist. Cornetist Bunk Johnson said he taught the eleven-year-old to play by ear at Dago Tony's honky tonk. Cortzar once called Armstrong himself "Grandsimo Cronopio" (The Great Cronopio). Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans. A young pianist from Pittsburgh, Earl Hines, assimilated Armstrong's ideas into his piano playing. Armstrong's daring vocal transformations of these songs completely changed the concept of popular singing in American popular music, and had lasting effects on all singers who came after him, including Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald. King Oliver made a few records but otherwise struggled. Tour capacity is limited. It has given me something to live for. His participation in Dave Brubeck's high-concept jazz musical The Real Ambassadors (1963) was critically acclaimed and features "Summer Song", one of Armstrong's most popular vocal efforts. [96], There is a pivotal scene in Stardust Memories (1980) in which Woody Allen is overwhelmed by a recording of Armstrong's "Stardust" and experiences a nostalgic epiphany. The postwar generation regarded their music as abstract art and considered Armstrong's vaudevillian style, half-musician and half-stage entertainer, outmoded and Uncle Tomism. [47] He formed Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five and recorded the hits "Potato Head Blues" and "Muggles". Louis Armstrong | Biography, Facts, What a Wonderful World, Nickname This smaller group was called Louis Armstrong and His All Stars and included at various times Earl "Fatha" Hines, Barney Bigard, Edmond Hall, Jack Teagarden, Trummy Young, Arvell Shaw, Billy Kyle, Marty Napoleon, Big Sid "Buddy" Catlett, Cozy Cole, Tyree Glenn, Barrett Deems, Mort Herbert, Joe Darensbourg, Eddie Shu, Joe Muranyi and percussionist Danny Barcelona. Members of the group, at one time or another, included Jack Teagarden, Earl Hines, Sid Catlett, Barney Bigard, Trummy Young, Edmond Hall, Billy Kyle and Tyree Glenn, among other jazz legends. Not a wonderful world: why Louis Armstrong was hated by so many Louis Armstrong the gravely voiced singer and maestro of the trumpet has a new album topping the charts now, more than 50 years after his death. While in New York, Armstrong cut dozens of records as a sideman, creating inspirational jazz with other greats such as Sidney Bechet, and backing numerous blues singers including Bessie Smith. Biography and associated logos are trademarks of A+E Networksprotected in the US and other countries around the globe. The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night. 'Red Beans and Ricely yours, Louis Armstrong.'. [88] His marriage to Parker ended when they separated in 1923. When the mob insisted that he get out of town,[66] Armstrong visited New Orleans, had a hero's welcome, and saw old friends. 1 making him, at 62 years, 9 months and 5 days, the oldest person to accomplish that feat. Many convenient and affordable ground transportation options are available for passengers. He spent the night at New Orleans Juvenile Court, then was sentenced the next day to detention at the Colored Waif's Home. Featuring young geniuses such as Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis, the younger generation of musicians saw themselves as artists, not as entertainers. Famous Musicians Black History Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong was a jazz trumpeter, bandleader and singer known for songs like "What a Wonderful World," "Hello, Dolly," "Star Dust" and "La. His mother, who often turned to prostitution, frequently left him with his maternal grandmother. He traveled with the band of Fate Marable, which toured on the steamboat Sidney with the Streckfus Steamers line up and down the Mississippi River. On his 1964 record "Hello, Dolly", he sings, "This is Lewis, Dolly" but in 1933 he made a record called "Laughin' Louie". While he was beloved by musicians, he was too wild for most critics, who gave him some of the most racist and harsh reviews of his career. He turned to Joe Glaser for help; Glaser had mob ties of his own, having been close with Al Capone, but he had loved Armstrong from the time he met him at the Sunset Caf (Glaser had owned and managed the club). Eventually he took to using salves and creams on his lips and also cutting off scar tissue with a razor blade. Not a single jazz musician who had previously criticized him took his side but today, this is seen as one of the bravest, most definitive moments of Armstrong's life. Mattresses were absent; meals were often little more than bread and molasses. When Wilson tired of living out of a suitcase during endless strings of one-nighters, she convinced Armstrong to purchase a house at 34-56 107th Street in Corona, Queens, New York. Subscribe and ring the bell to never miss an update from Louis Armstrong: https://Verve.lnk.to. The nickname "Pops" came from Armstrong's own tendency to forget people's names and simply call them "Pops" instead. Louis Armstrong Official Store He scooped the coins off the street and stuck them into his mouth to prevent bigger children from stealing them. His most familiar role was as the bandleader cum narrator in the 1956 musical High Society, starring Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank Sinatra, and Celeste Holm. The uniquely gravelly coloration of his voice became an archetype that was endlessly imitated. Louis then married Lucille Wilson, a singer at the Cotton Club in New York, in October 1942. Crosby admired and copied Armstrong, as is evident on many of his early recordings, notably "Just One More Chance" (1931). By 1932, Armstrong, who was now known as Satchmo, had begun appearing in movies and made his first tour of England. A local Jewish family, the Karnofskys, gave young Armstrong a job collecting junk and delivering coal. from the live album In Scandinavia vol.1. He began scat singing (improvised vocal jazz using nonsensical words) and was among the first to record it, on the Hot Five recording "Heebie Jeebies" in 1926. Meanwhile, Armstrong's reputation as a musician continued to grow: In 1918, he replaced Oliver in Kid Ory's band, then the most popular band in New Orleans. The Hot Five and Hot Seven were strictly recording groups; Armstrong performed nightly during this period with Erskine Tate's orchestra at the Vendome Theater, often playing music for silent movies. The same applies to his 1952 studio recording of the song "Chloe", where the choir in the background sings "Louie Louie", with Armstrong responding "What was that? Together, Armstrong and Hines formed a potent team and made some of the greatest recordings in jazz history in 1928, including their virtuoso duet, "Weather Bird," and "West End Blues.". That's the secret. [96], He generally remained politically neutral, which at times alienated him from members of the black community who expected him to use his prominence within white America to become more outspoken during the civil rights movement. Still hoping to get back on the road, Armstrong died of a heart attack in his sleep on July 6, 1971. Thereafter until his death in 1971, however, Armstrong never publicly addressed whether he was in fact Sharon's father. He appeared in movies again, including Crosby's 1936 hit Pennies from Heaven. [142] Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra are just two singers who were greatly indebted to him. Armstrong's home in Corona, Queens was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1977; today, the house is home to the Louis Armstrong House Museum, which annually receives thousands of visitors from all over the world. In 1914, the home released him, and he immediately began dreaming of a life making music. He was baptized a Catholic in the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in New Orleans,[106] and he met Pope Pius XII and Pope Paul VI. His influence on Henderson's tenor sax soloist, Coleman Hawkins, can be judged by listening to the records made by the band during this period.[42][43]. After Gertrude gave birth to a daughter, Armstrong's father never welcomed him, so he returned to his mother, Mary Albert. [58] The sound of jazz, along with musicians such as Armstrong, helped shape Hughes as a writer. By the 1950s, he was a national musical icon, appearing regularly in radio and television broadcasts and on film. Additionally, he became the first African American entertainer to host a nationally sponsored radio show in 1937, when he took over Rudy Vallee's Fleischmann's Yeast Show for 12 weeks. West End Blues is one of the most famous recordings in the history of jazz for the following reasons: 1) Armstrong's introduction showed how dazzling his skills as a trumpeter were; 2) he laid the groundwork for jazz soloists to be considered true artists, the same as musicians in other styles of music and; 3) the recording introduced Earl Hines. Clarence Armstrong was mentally disabled as a result of a head injury at an early age, and Armstrong spent the rest of his life taking care of him. When Armstrong saw this as well as white protesters hurling invective at the students he blew his top to the press, telling a reporter that President Dwight D. Eisenhower had "no guts" for letting Faubus run the country, and stating, "The way they are treating my people in the South, the government can go to hell.". His 1964 song "Bout Time" was later featured in the film Bewitched. But you get sick just like the next cat and when you die you're just as graveyard dead as he is. Handy and Satch Plays Fats. ", "On the Sunny Side of the Street", "Dream a Little Dream of Me", "When You're Smiling" and "When the Saints Go Marching In". Armstrong adapted to the tightly controlled style of Henderson, playing trumpet and experimenting with the trombone. Louis Armstrong was a jazz trumpeter, bandleader and singer known for songs like "What a Wonderful World, Hello, Dolly, Star Dust and "La Vie En Rose.. )[6][7][8] His parents were Mary Estelle "Mayann" Albert and William Armstrong. That same year, he became the first African American to get featured billing in a major Hollywood movie with his turn in Pennies from Heaven, starring Bing Crosby. Armstrong continued a grueling touring schedule into the late '50s, and it caught up with him in 1959, when he had a heart attack while traveling in Spoleto, Italy. [135], Armstrong was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972 by the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. His agent Johnny Collins's erratic behavior and his own spending ways left Armstrong short of cash. [133] He was interred in Flushing Cemetery, Flushing, in Queens, New York City. [96], The trumpet is notoriously hard on the lips, and Armstrong suffered from lip damage over most of his life. [101], Armstrong celebrated his heritage as an African American man from a poor New Orleans neighborhood and tried to avoid what he called "putting on airs". Faubus", "Rare Footage of Duke Ellington Highlights When Jazz and Baseball Were in Perfect Harmony", "NPR's Jazz Profiles from NPR: Louis Armstrong: The Singer", "Louis Armstrong's Secret Lessons From Judaism", "High Society (1956) High Society Calpyso", "Louis Armstrong, Jazz Trumpeter and Singer, Dies", "Louis Armstrong Dies: 1971 Year in Review", "Experience The Music: One Hit Wonders and The Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll", "At Home with Harold Bloom: (3) The Jazz Bridge", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis_Armstrong&oldid=1171218969, Colored Waif's Home for Boys, Fisk School for Boys, Jimmie Rodgers (featuring Louis Armstrong), This page was last edited on 19 August 2023, at 19:09. Beginning in 1919, Armstrong spent his summers playing on riverboats with a band led by Fate Marable. A widespread revival of interest in the 1940s in the traditional jazz of the 1920s made it possible for Armstrong to consider a return to the small-group musical style of his youth. The museum opened to the public on October 15, 2003. [79], Armstrong toured well into his 60s, even visiting part of the Communist Bloc in 1965. However, controversy regarding Armstrong's fatherhood struck in 1954, when a girlfriend that the musician had dated on the side, Lucille "Sweets" Preston, claimed she was pregnant with his child. 800K 49M views 2 years ago #LouisArmstrong #WhatAWonderfulWorld What A Wonderful World performed by Louis Armstrong. [61], Armstrong returned to New York in 1929, where he played in the pit orchestra for the musical Hot Chocolates, an all-black revue written by Andy Razaf and pianist Fats Waller. The Louis Armstrong Discography In the first verse, he ignores the notated melody and sings as if playing a trumpet solo, pitching most of the first line on a single note and using strongly syncopated phrasing. His resonant, velvety lower-register tone and bubbling cadences on sides such as "Lazy River" exerted a huge influence on younger white singers such as Bing Crosby. Seeing "the writing on the wall," Armstrong scaled down to a smaller six-piece combo, the All Stars; personnel would frequently change, but this would be the group Armstrong would perform live with until the end of his career. "[17] His first musical performance may have been at the side of the Karnoffskys' junk wagon. Doctors were concerned about his lungs and heart, but by June 26 he rallied. Published on December 12, 2019 [145] In the summer of 2001, in commemoration of the centennial of Armstrong's birth, New Orleans's main airport was renamed Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. "[51], Armstrong also played with Erskine Tate's Little Symphony, which played mostly at the Vendome Theatre. He avidly typed or wrote on whatever stationery was at hand, recording instant takes on music, sex, food, childhood memories, his heavy "medicinal" marijuana use, and even his bowel movements, which he gleefully described. [59], Armstrong changed jazz during the Harlem Renaissance. With this band, the thirteen-year-old Armstrong attracted the attention of Kid Ory. [28], On June 14, 1914, Armstrong was released into the custody of his father and his new stepmother, Gertrude. He was also a frequent presence on radio, and often broke box-office records at the height of what is now known as the "Swing Era. To this day, everyone loves Louis Armstrong just the mention of his name makes people smile. He was and will continue to be the embodiment of jazz". Bix Beiderbecke died and Fletcher Henderson's band broke up. [111], The concern with his health and weight was balanced by his love of food, reflected in such songs as "Cheesecake", "Cornet Chop Suey",[112] and "Struttin' with Some Barbecue", though the latter was written about a fine-looking companion, and not food. The Louis Armstrong House Museum website states: Judging from home recorded tapes now in our Museum Collections, Louis pronounced his own name as "Lewis". [86][87] They adopted a three-year-old boy, Clarence, whose mother, Armstrong's cousin Flora, had died soon after giving birth. It was during Hall's tenure at the venue that she experimented, developed and expanded her scat singing with Armstrong's guidance and encouragement. Louis Armstrong was born in a poor section of New Orleans known as "the Battlefield" on August 4, 1901. [86] They checked into Kid Green's hotel that evening. He found a job at a dance hall owned by Henry Ponce, who had connections to organized crime. 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