THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
1920S AMERICAN CULTURE
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Louis Armstrong
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Lance Armstrong
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Neil Armstrong
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Jacob Lawrence
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Detailed explanation-1: -the popular name of the jazz musician Louis Armstrong. It was short for ‘satchel mouth’, because he had a very large mouth. A satchel is a type of large bag.
Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -Personality. The nickname Satchmo or Satch is short for Satchelmouth (describing his embouchure). In 1932, then Melody Maker magazine editor Percy Brooks greeted Armstrong in London with “Hello, Satchmo!” shortening Satchelmouth (some say unintentionally), and it stuck. Early on he was also known as Dippermouth.
Detailed explanation-4: -Check out nine little-known facts about the jazz legend nicknamed “Satchmo.”