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American Trumpet Player, Singer, Occasional Actor
LOUIS ARMSTRONG August 4, July 6, 1971 American Trumpet Player, Singer, Occasional Actor Private Life : - Born in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) - Married Daisy Parker (1918), divorced (1923) - Armstrong adopted Clarence when he was 3. The boy's mother was Armstrong's cousin. - Married Lillian Hardin (1924), divorced (1938) - Married Alpha Smith (1938), divorced (1942) - Married Lucille Wilson (1942) - His daughter, Sharon Preston-Folta was born in 1955. Career : 1922: He left New Orleans for Chicago and played in the Creole Jazz Band; Made his first recordings. 1924: He played Fletcher Henderson in New York. 1925: Records under his own name in Chicago. 1929: Returned to New York and Los Angeles. Tour in Europe. 1950: His group was reduced to 6 members: "The All Stars". 1964: Records Hello Dolly, his most famous title. And more... - His Nicknames : "Pops", "Satchmo", "Ambassador Satch" - Biggests Titles : What A Wonderful World, We Have All The Time In The World, Hello, Dolly, Onkel Satchmo's Lullaby,... - Best ambassador of jazz around the world. - Associated acts : Joe "King" Oliver, Ella Fitzgerald, Kid Ory, Jack Teagarden - Armstrong was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972 by the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.
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