Lyrics to Louis Armstrong
Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an innovative cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence on jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performers. With his distinctive gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also...Read more »
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| Louis Armstrong related artists | Discs | Lyrics |
| · Glenn Miller Lyrics | 0 | 68 |
| · Frank Sinatra Lyrics | 80 | 1161 |
| · Ella Fitzgerald Lyrics | 214 | 547 |
| · Billie Holiday Lyrics | 15 | 346 |
| · Benny Goodman Lyrics | 0 | 38 |
| · Nat King Cole Lyrics | 0 | 309 |
| · Duke Ellington Lyrics | 0 | 38 |
| · Count Basie Lyrics | 0 | 15 |
