THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Louis Armstrong
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Marcus Garvey
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William Smith
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -However, Armstrong’s career spanned five decades, so he actually influenced several eras in the history of jazz. He helped popularize the genre and some of his songs like “What a Wonderful World” and “Dream a Little Dream Of Me” became jazz standards. What is this?
Detailed explanation-2: -Buddy Bolden – Bolden had a magnetic personality and a musical gift that combined ragtime and the blues. His career defined jazz and he was crowned the first jazz trumpeter.
Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The evolution of jazz was led by a series of brilliant musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington (listen to Ellington in Duke’s Music Class), Charlie Parker, and Miles Davis.