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Arm⋅strong

[ahrm-strawng]
–noun
1. (Daniel) Louis (“Satchmo”), 1900–71, U.S. jazz trumpeter and bandleader.
2. Edwin Howard, 1890–1954, U.S. electrical engineer and inventor: developed frequency modulation.
3. Henry (Henry Jackson), 1912–88, U.S. boxer: world featherweight champion 1937–38; world lightweight champion 1938–39; world welterweight champion 1938–40.
4. Lance, born 1971, U.S. cyclist with seven consecutive victories (1999–2005) in the Tour-de-France.
5. Neil A., born 1930, U.S. astronaut: first person to walk on the moon, July 20, 1969.
Armstrong, Louis Known as "Satchmo." 1900-1971.  
American jazz trumpeter. A virtuoso musician and popular, gravelly voiced singer, he greatly influenced the development of jazz.


Armstrong, Louis

A twentieth-century African-American jazz trumpet player and singer. His nickname, “Satchmo,” was short for “Satchel Mouth.” Armstrong, whose career spanned five decades, was celebrated for his trumpet solos and the gravelly voice in which he sang songs such as “Hello, Dolly” and “It's a Wonderful World.”


[Chapter:] Fine Arts


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