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

Biography:
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 ...More >>

Discography: Louis "Country and Western" Armstrong Live in Berlin 2006 That Lucky Old Sun 2006 Let's Fall in Love 2005 Memories of New Orleans More >>

Filmograpy:

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 Count Basie Duke Ellington Billie Holiday Bunk Johnson More >>

Influenced By: Mike Walbridge More >> Followers: Fats Domino Nicholas Payton Duke Heitger Henry "Red" Allen Bix Beiderbecke More >>

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