Louis Armstrong
Rebecca Huang
Louis Armstrong
I. Early Life A. Childhood B. Family C. Armstrong’s natural talent from God II. Performance Career A. Experiences in New Orleans and Mississippi B. Chicago and Jazz Band C. Life from 1924 to 1930s III. Late Stage A. Armstrong’s 1950 life B. The end of Louis Armstrong’s Music Life IV. Music History A. Trumpet and Early Jazz B. Collaborators and Followers C. Armstrong’s Music Style 1. A Jazz musician 2. A singer
Huang “I never tried to prove nothing, just wanted to give a good show. My life has always been my music, it’s always come first, but the music ain’t worth nothing if you can’t lay in on the public. The main thing is to live for that audience, ‘cause what you’re there for is to please the people.” ■ Louis Armstrong When most of us here think of Jazz music, there is a person that is totally unlike any other. There have been many superstars in the past decades. One that had been found most significant was Louis Armstrong. Louis Armstrong was the most successful and talented jazz musician in American history. He was a great musician in so many ways. He patented his own style of music that became known and loved all over the world. He was born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Louis’ father, William, was a guy who loved “freedom,” so his father abandoned the family when Louis was born. Over the next five years Louis lived with his grandmother, Josephine Armstrong. Louis had a yonger sister borned after William got back amd left again; at just the age of six, Louis and three other boys form a vocal quartet and they would perform on the street corners for tips. Louis’ smile traveled from tone side of his face clear over to the other. Everyone said it was as wide as an open satchel. So they called him “Satchelmouth” ( Weinstein 4 ). Louis began to raise his family when he was a little boy, he started to look for jobs at
Louis Armstrong
I. Early Life A. Childhood B. Family C. Armstrong’s natural talent from God II. Performance Career A. Experiences in New Orleans and Mississippi B. Chicago and Jazz Band C. Life from 1924 to 1930s III. Late Stage A. Armstrong’s 1950 life B. The end of Louis Armstrong’s Music Life IV. Music History A. Trumpet and Early Jazz B. Collaborators and Followers C. Armstrong’s Music Style 1. A Jazz musician 2. A singer
Huang “I never tried to prove nothing, just wanted to give a good show. My life has always been my music, it’s always come first, but the music ain’t worth nothing if you can’t lay in on the public. The main thing is to live for that audience, ‘cause what you’re there for is to please the people.” ■ Louis Armstrong When most of us here think of Jazz music, there is a person that is totally unlike any other. There have been many superstars in the past decades. One that had been found most significant was Louis Armstrong. Louis Armstrong was the most successful and talented jazz musician in American history. He was a great musician in so many ways. He patented his own style of music that became known and loved all over the world. He was born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Louis’ father, William, was a guy who loved “freedom,” so his father abandoned the family when Louis was born. Over the next five years Louis lived with his grandmother, Josephine Armstrong. Louis had a yonger sister borned after William got back amd left again; at just the age of six, Louis and three other boys form a vocal quartet and they would perform on the street corners for tips. Louis’ smile traveled from tone side of his face clear over to the other. Everyone said it was as wide as an open satchel. So they called him “Satchelmouth” ( Weinstein 4 ). Louis began to raise his family when he was a little boy, he started to look for jobs at
Cited: Cogswell, Michael, Louis Armstrong The Offstage Story of Satchmo, 2003, Wase Daughtry, New York. Collier, James Lincoln, Louis Armstrong An American Success Story, 1928, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York. Jones, Njemile Carol, NPR http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzprofiles/archive/armstrong_trumpeter.html Raeburn, Bergreen Laurence, Louis Armstrong An Extravagant Life, 1997, Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, Inc., 1540 Broadway, New York, NY 10036 Weinstein, Muriel Harris, Play, Louis, Play!, 2010, Jacket illustrations, New York.