Louis Armstrong

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Known for

Acting

From

New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Born

8/4/1901

Age

123

Credit(s)

85

Biography

Louis Daniel Armstrong  (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo pe ...Show More

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