What made Louis Armstrong famous?

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1. What made Louis Armstrong famous?
2. Was Louis Armstrong blind?
3. Where is Louis Armstrong buried?
4. Is Louis Armstrong dead?
5. Why did Louis Armstrong always hold a handkerchief?
6. What Horn did Louis Armstrong play?
7. What was Louis Armstrong sick with?
8. What is jazz Louis Armstrong quote?
9. Did Roy Orbison have perfect pitch?
10. When did Louis Armstrong say if you have to ask?
11. What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?
12. Is Roy Orbison alive?
13. Where is Roy Orbison buried?
14. What did Louis Armstrong say about jazz?
15. What is Louis Armstrong quote?
16. Where is Louis Armstrong from?
17. Is Roy Orbison Swedish?
18. Why did Orbison wear sunglasses?

What made Louis Armstrong famous?

What is Louis Armstrong famous for? Louis Armstrong is considered the leading trumpeter and one of the most influential artists in jazz history, who helped develop jazz into a fine art.

Was Louis Armstrong blind?

No, Louis Armstrong was not blind.

Where is Louis Armstrong buried?

Flushing Cemetery

Louis Armstrong
Born	Louis Daniel ArmstrongAug New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Died	J (aged 69) Corona, Queens, New York City, U.S.
Burial place	Flushing Cemetery, New York, U.S.
Other names	"Satchmo" "Satch" "Pops" "Louie"

Is Louis Armstrong dead?

Deceased (1901–1971) Louis Armstrong

Why did Louis Armstrong always hold a handkerchief?

markp wrote: Apparently he used to abuse his chops so much that he'd get calluses on them. To continue playing though, he would cut them off with a razor blade and the handkerchief was to wipe the blood as he played.

What Horn did Louis Armstrong play?

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.

What was Louis Armstrong sick with?

Thanks to a relentless touring schedule and his penchant for hitting high Cs on the trumpet, Armstrong spent much of his career battling severe lip damage. ... The trumpeter was so famously hard on his “chops,” as he called them, that a certain type of lip condition is now commonly known as “Satchmo's Syndrome.”

What is jazz Louis Armstrong quote?

Quotes by Louis Armstrong "If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know."

Did Roy Orbison have perfect pitch?

His ability to hit a multiple – four-octave range and keep perfect pitch, tone and expression has had Orbison likened to the kind of stellar force who can silence a room, fill every available space and then bring an audience off its knees and shouting their approval through teardrop eyes as his baritone or tenor finale ...

When did Louis Armstrong say if you have to ask?

For example, in a 1959 symposium concerning American leftist politics, one speaker said, "In the words of the late Jelly Roll Morton, `If you gotta ask what it is - don't mess with it!' " Yet Louis Armstrong eventually became the jazzman most closely associated with the story.

What instrument did Louis Armstrong play?

trumpet Armstrong had been playing an earlier version of a Selmer trumpet since 1932. Even though he believed you could play a trumpet for a long time, he had the habit of playing his trumpets for approximately five years before he passed it on as a gift to a friend or colleague.

Is Roy Orbison alive?

Deceased (1936–1988) Roy Orbison

Where is Roy Orbison buried?

Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park & Mortuary, Los Angeles, California, United States Roy Orbison/Luogo di sepoltura

What did Louis Armstrong say about jazz?

Quotes by Louis Armstrong "If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know." "Man, all music is folk music. You ain't never heard no horse sing a song, have you?" "If I don't practice for a day, I know it.

What is Louis Armstrong quote?

Louis Armstrong Quotes

• Music is life itself. ...
• Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them. ...
• If you have to ask what jazz is, you'll never know. ...
• There is two kinds of music, the good, and the bad. ...
• What we play is life. ...
• There are some people that if they don't know, you can't tell them.

Where is Louis Armstrong from?

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States Louis Armstrong/Luogo di nascita

Is Roy Orbison Swedish?

At age 14, the family moved to Los Angeles and he attended high school at Crossroads in Santa Monica. He is married to Asa Orbison of Swedish descent, and together, they have two young sons, Roy Orbison III and Bo Orbison.

Why did Orbison wear sunglasses?

His biographers suggest that although he had a good sense of humour and was never morose, Orbison was very shy and suffered from severe stage fright; wearing sunglasses helped him hide somewhat. The sunglasses led some people to assume he was blind.