LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
AMERICAN RENAISSANCE UNIQUELY AMERICAN ART LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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Duke Ellington
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Cab Calloway
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Louis Armstrong
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Langston Hughes
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Detailed explanation-1: -Louis Armstrong, byname Satchmo (truncation of “Satchel Mouth”), (born August 4, 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.-died July 6, 1971, New York, New York), the leading trumpeter and one of the most influential artists in jazz history.
Detailed explanation-2: -1. Louis Armstrong. Louis Armstrong is arguably the best trumpet player of all time for his influence over jazz music. He was immensely popular with musicians in and out of the jazz scene and frequently sang alongside performances.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -This 1946 Henri Selmer B-flat custom-made and inscribed trumpet belonged to Louis Armstrong. Armstrong had been playing an earlier version of a Selmer trumpet since 1932.