USA HISTORY

THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929

1920S AMERICAN CULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who is a famous jazz musician that gained popularity/fame for playing his trumpet?
A
John Steinbeck
B
Bessie Smith
C
Louis Armstrong
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

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: -Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed “Satchmo", “Satch", and “Pops", was an American trumpeter and vocalist. He was among the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades and several eras in the history of jazz.

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: -Big Band Jazz Though Armstrong was content to remain in New Orleans, in the summer of 1922, he received a call from Oliver to come to Chicago and join his Creole Jazz Band on second cornet.

Detailed explanation-5: -In February 1946, Armstrong’s manager and close friend, Joe Glaser, wrote to Selmer Instrument Company and asked for a new trumpet custom-made for Armstrong’s use. Selmer agreed and presented him with this inscribed Selmer B-flat trumpet.

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