Saturday, August 4, 2012

Louis Armstrong

Today marks the birthday of Louis Armstrong, the New Orleans jazz trumpet player nicknamed "Satchmo".  One of his earliest influences was New Orleans cornet player King Oliver, who actually gave Armstrong his first gig as a member of his Creole Jazz Band in 1922.  Armstrong was born in 1901.  He has many legendary recordings and some of these are with his bands The Hot Five and The Hot Seven which were recorded between 1925 and 1928.  Here is a video of Armstrong playing "Basin Street Blues" in 1959. 
Happy Birthday, "Satchmo".


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  1. Skip BruberAugust 4, 2012 at 4:37 PM

    This is just an example of one of the great songs Louis Armstrong did. Of course, there are so many good ones that he recorded.

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  2. Momma MissyAugust 11, 2012 at 8:28 AM

    Thanks for remembering Satchmo on his birthday, Skip. He is a true American legend.

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  3. Skip BruberAugust 11, 2012 at 1:37 PM

    He sure is a true American legend.

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