Louis Armstrong
New Orleans trumpeter and singer whose Hot Five and Hot Seven records made jazz a soloist's art.
Person4 Aug 1901 – 6 Jul 1971
Over time
member of
Hot Five
spouse of
Lil Hardin Armstrong
collaborated with
Fletcher Henderson
criticised
performed at
Lincoln Gardens
Roseland Ballroom
performed for
recorded for
Okeh Records
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- Wikidata Q1779
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- spouse of:
- Lil Hardin Armstrong1924 – 1938
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- collaborated with:
- Fletcher Henderson1924 – 1925
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- criticised:
- Dwight D. EisenhowerSep 1957
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- performed at:
- AccraMay 1956
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- Lincoln GardensAug 1922 – 1924
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- Roseland Ballroom1924 – 1925
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- performed for:
- Kwame NkrumahMay 1956
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- recorded for:
- Okeh Recordssince Nov 1925
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Appears in10 items
- Jazz10 items
- Louis Armstrong is born4 Aug 1901
- The Great Migration1916
- Armstrong joins King Oliver in ChicagoAug 1922
- King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band records at GennettApr 1923
- Armstrong joins Fletcher Henderson in New York1924
- The Hot Five and Hot Seven12 Nov 1925
- “Heebie Jeebies”26 Feb 1926
- “West End Blues”28 Jun 1928
- Louis Armstrong plays AccraMay 1956
- Armstrong: “the government can go to hell”17 Sep 1957