USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -One of the pioneers and the most well-known African American musicians of this time period is Louis Armstrong. He and his music inspired and influenced other African American artists of the Harlem Renaissance. Louis Armstrong was a jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and a singer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Louis Armstrong is rightly celebrated as a master jazz trumpeter, but his distinctive gravelly-voiced singing also had a huge influence on later artists. His vocal improvisations and the powerful feeling of swing that he brought to everything he sang loosened up the more formal style of his contemporaries.

Detailed explanation-3: -Armstrong’s work as an instrumentalist and vocalist continue to have a profound impact on American music. As a Black man living and working in a segregated society, he symbolized the civil rights struggle that was part of the changing America in which he lived.

Detailed explanation-4: -Armstrong created a loose, free, informal, virile and swinging vocal style that influenced Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra and every great jazz and pop singer that came after him. Even Bing Crosby, who was also developing a new vocal style in the late 1920s, found inspiration in Armstrong’s singing.

Detailed explanation-5: -One of the first soloists on record, Louis was at the forefront of changing jazz from ensemble-oriented folk music into an art form that emphasized inventive solo improvisations. His relaxed phrasing was a major change from the staccato style of the early 20’s and helped to set the stage for the Swing Era.