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Trumpeter/singer Louis Armstrong was the seminal artist of jazz history. The Guinness Book Of World Records lists Armstrong as the oldest performer ever to chart a No. 1 hit record, an accomplishment achieved in 1964 when his record of Hello Dolly unexpectedly beat the Beatles from the top position.

Armstrong's was born, or at last they think he was born as Aug. 4, 1901. He grew up in New Orleans and received his first music instruction in 1913 at a children's home. By 1915 he was sitting in with local bands. He went to New York for the first time in September 1924 to join Fletcher Henderson's band and record extensively with various blues singers, including Bessie Smith, as well as with Clarence Williams and Sidney Bechet.

In November 1925 he was back in Chicago, where he began recording under his own name and building the core work upon which his reputation as a major innovator would forever rest. These included the legendary Hot Five and Hot Seven sessions and the early years of big band records from 1929 to 1934. During this period his trumpet style exploded from powerful New Orleans ensemble lead into a solo voice that was pure jazz and left his mark for eternity. Louis Armstrong past away in his sleep on July 4, 1949. He has been missed .


	Trumpet Kingdom \| home Arturo Sandoval \| Dizzy Gillespie \| Doc Severinsen \| Wynton Marsalis \| Maynard Ferguson \| Louis Armstrong \| Forums \| Music \| Biography of Author Louis Armstrong Trumpeter/singer Louis Armstrong was the seminal artist of jazz history. The Guinness Book Of World Records lists Armstrong as the oldest performer ever to chart a No. 1 hit record, an accomplishment achieved in 1964 when his record of Hello Dolly unexpectedly beat the Beatles from the top position. Armstrong's was born, or at last they think he was born as Aug. 4, 1901. He grew up in New Orleans and received his first music instruction in 1913 at a children's home. By 1915 he was sitting in with local bands. He went to New York for the first time in September 1924 to join Fletcher Henderson's band and record extensively with various blues singers, including Bessie Smith, as well as with Clarence Williams and Sidney Bechet. In November 1925 he was back in Chicago, where he began recording under his own name and building the core work upon which his reputation as a major innovator would forever rest. These included the legendary Hot Five and Hot Seven sessions and the early years of big band records from 1929 to 1934. During this period his trumpet style exploded from powerful New Orleans ensemble lead into a solo voice that was pure jazz and left his mark for eternity. Louis Armstrong past away in his sleep on July 4, 1949. He has been missed .