Louis Armstrong Biography

Louis Armstrong was an amazing musician and artist. As a well known jazz musician, Mr. Armstrong has an autobiography of how he rose up and became one of the greatest jazz musicians and artist in history. Armstrong’s book was written by an award winning historian and biographer named Laurence Bergreen. Born on the 4th of February, he has written many wonderful books, and had some translated into 25 different languages his latest book is called Casanova: The World of a Seductive Genius. Another one of his books is yet to be published in 2017 called Magellan: Over the Edge of the World. Bergreen has written for a plethora of publications. Such as New York TImes, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal and others. Mr. Bergreen graduated
Not in New York, not in Armstrong’s birthplace,nor New Orleans, nor Chicago, not even St. Louis where he developed his cornett skill. He started off on the cornet, brass instrument but later changed to the trumpet, which was a more expensive instrument for him. Armstrong was born in New Orleans in 1901. It was in his time when and his area where prostitution and mafias were coming to be. Louis was the grandson of slaves. Armstrong was born on the 4th of August 1901. When Luis was born, he was baptized at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church. He wasn’t very catholic Armstrong actually took interest in voodoo, which is a kind of magic and superstition, it was everywhere he went in New Orleans, and he could not really get around it. On the 5 and 6 of April 1923, Louis Armstrong created his first recordings. It took Louis a long time to record. There were three main reasons for this, one being that he had to overcome his shyness and obtain the necessary confidence. Second Mr. Armstrong’s solos long surpassed the limit of wax cylinders and early records. Lastly his boss Joe Oliver , who was farsighted, never understood the importance of Louis recording for jazz. During that session , many of his hits were recorded including: “Canal Street,” “Just Gone,” “Mandy Lee Blues,” “I’m Going to Wear You Off My Mind,” and as well as “Chimes Blues.” These are songs considered to pure New Orleans jazz. Armstrong married a
Lil was was a great jazz pianist helping Louis with music becoming a part of his band called His Hot Five. She was also a composer and singer. Hardin was born in 1898 in memphis Tennessee. In 1938 Louis married another woman named Alpha Smith they dated for 7 years and were married for 3 and divorced in 1942. Armstrong then married his third wife named Lucille Wilson who he was with for 30 years until Louis’ death. In 1959 it was the first Louis had gotten so ill. While in Italy Louis started feeling so ill an ambulance was called and Armstrong was taken to the hospital were Italian doctors described his condition as grave. Dr. Schiff said it was not a heart attack, in fact it was a lung infection, called pneumonia, where one or two lungs are inflamed or filled with fluid. Louis did not want to believe that after ingesting Swiss Kriss and inhaling a lot of marijuana to relax his conscience, he could have had a heart attack. Despite his sickness, by September Armstrong was back on track but with a limited performing schedule. Louis was seemed so well in his health that he managed to convince people the heart attack never even occurred. Nevertheless in September 1968 his lungs and kidneys started failing him more and more. He could not let go of the life he was living and the pleasures it brought to him. Louis decided to disappear from sight and spend time to himself in Harlem, out drinking, and visiting old friends, refusing to admit he was