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.”

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Coltrane changed jazz in as fundamental a way as Charlie Parker had before him and Louis Armstrong before Parker.

Jazz, in particular, when he becomes a bodyguard for Louis Armstrong.

He shared his first joint with Louis Armstrong and Dickie Wells backstage at Three Deuces on 52 Street.

New Orleans native Louis Armstrong said he played "in the cause of happiness."

It was enough to get even the normally amiable Louis Armstrong indignant.

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