LOUIS ARMSTRONG
Arts
Born: July 4, 1900
New Orleans
Died: July 6, 1971
Louis Armstrong became a major force in shaping jazz during the 1920s. "Satchmo", as he was popularly known, was a virtuoso on the trumpet and a master improvisor who set new standards of rhythmic flexibility and melodic development. Armstrong led large bands and small ensembles, traveled frequently throughout the world and made many recordings. He appeared in the 1953 film The Glenn Miller Story and continued to perfect the melodic improvising style he had pioneered in his early years.
1. Louis Armstron was an impotant influence in ____ music durring the 1920s.
2. He was a virtuoso on the ______, his instrument of choice.
3. He set new standards of _______ ___________ and melodic development.
4. He appeared in the 1953 film The _____ ______ Story.
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