His real name was Louis Daniel Armstrong
"Satchmo" or "Pops" were just nicknames
"Satchmo" is short for satchelmouth [ I don't know what it means o.o ]
He had the nickname pops for his music :)
He had a good and strong voice. His voice can also be described as raspy. This is best demonstrated in one of Armostrong's most famous songs, What a Wonderful World.
he played the trumpets and he played it really well
Louis Armstrong became famous in 1930.
He helped create the first all American sound of jazz.
Josephine Armstrong. No Josephine Armstrong was not Louis' grandmother's name. It was Sarah. She is my great great grandmother.
As with many professional players, Louis played on several different trumpets throughout his career.
Starting out as a cornet player, his early horns included:
* a Tonk Brother's cornet * a York cornet * a Harry B. Jay's Columbia cornet * a Blessing Super Artist cornet Once he switched to primarily playing trumpet, he played on:
* a Buescher Truetone 10-22R trumpet * a Conn 56 * a Selmer Challenger * a Martin Troubadour
Armstrong changed the world of music, with his Jazz.It is said people in east Germany risked their lives to hear him sing and play the trumpet.
Louie Armstrong has said to like Red beans and Rice. He would even sign letters saying "Red beans and Ricely yours!"
Louis Armstrong had a heart attack while he was asleep.
Louis XIV has Versailles built because he wanted to distance himself from the Parisians and to keep the power within the nobility, this of course proved unsuccessful.
His nickname was satchel mouth because his mouth was the size of a satchel
He was around 11 years old when he started to play. but he didnt start to play the trumpet until later in his life, he started on cornet.
Louis Armstrong was born in one of the poorest sections of new Orleans, on august the 4th, 1901. New Orleans.
He had two sisters and one brother (all older than him)
His favorite song that he made was "What A Wonderful World". It was his last hit of his jazz CD right before he died. He died in New York in 1901-1921! He died at the age of 69..."very young"
Because he fired six bullets into the air on new years, and for some reason got arrested