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Born: August 04, 1901 in New Orleans, LA
Years Active: 10 's, 20 's, 30 's, 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's
Died: July 06, 1971 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz

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Louis Armstrong was the first important soloist to emerge in jazz, and he became the most influential musician in the music's history. As a trumpet virtuoso, his playing, beginning with the 1920s studio recordings made with his Hot Five and Hot Seven ensembles, charted a future for jazz in highly imaginative, emotionally charged improvisation. For ... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2006 Let's Fall in Love
2006 Legendary Berlin Concert
2005 Memories of New Orleans
2004 Pasadena Civic Auditorium June 20, 1956
2003 Jubilee Shows, Vol. 7: Nos. 21 & 22
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Filmography:
2008 Louis Armstrong: Greatest Performances of the '30s,'40s, '50s, and '60s
2007 The Best of the Johnny Cash TV Show, 1969-1971
2006 Play Your Own Thing: A Story of Jazz in Europe
2004 Encore Series: Louis Armstrong
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Member Of: Lil's Dreamland Syncopators Lil's Hot Shots More >> Similar Artists: Sidney Bechet Duke Ellington Count Basie Bunk Johnson Billie Holiday More >>

Influenced By: Mike Walbridge King Oliver Jelly Roll Morton Bunk Johnson Kid Ory More >> Followers: Duke Heitger Fats Domino Nicholas Payton Henry "Red" Allen Bix Beiderbecke More >>

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