Louis Armstrong

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Louis Armstrong was an influential American jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader whose innovative playing and distinctive gravelly voice helped shape modern jazz and popular music.


Statements (64)
Predicate Object
instanceOf American
actor
bandleader
composer
human
jazz musician
singer
trumpeter
activeYearsEnd 1971
activeYearsStart 1910s
associatedAct Earl Hines
Ella Fitzgerald
Fletcher Henderson
King Oliver
Louis Armstrong
surface form: "Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five"

Louis Armstrong
surface form: "Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven"
awardReceived Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
birthDate 1901-08-04
birthPlace New Orleans
surface form: "New Orleans, Louisiana, United States"
burialPlace Flushing Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1971-07-06
deathPlace New York City
surface form: "New York City, New York, United States"
ethnicity African American
familyName Armstrong
fullName Louis Armstrong
surface form: "Louis Daniel Armstrong"
genre jazz
swing
traditional pop
givenName Louis
instrument cornet
trumpet
knownFor distinctive gravelly singing voice
influence on modern jazz and popular music
innovative jazz trumpet playing
pioneering scat singing in jazz
movement New Orleans jazz
swing era
nickname Pops
Satch
Louis Armstrong
surface form: "Satchmo"
notableWork Heebie Jeebies
Hello, Dolly!
La Vie en rose
Stardust
West End Blues
What a Wonderful World
When the Saints Go Marching In
occupation bandleader
entertainer
musician
vocalist
posthumousHonor Induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as an early influence)
recordLabel Columbia Records
Decca Records
Okeh Records
RCA Records
surface form: "RCA Victor"

Verve Records
residence Queens
surface form: "Queens, New York City, New York, United States"
spouse Alpha Smith
Daisy Parker
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Lucille Wilson
vocalStyle gravelly voice

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Daisy Parker adoptiveFather Louis Armstrong
subject surface form: "Clarence Armstrong"
Satch alsoKnownAs Louis Armstrong
this entity surface form: "Satchmo"
Ella and Louis Again artist Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong associatedAct Louis Armstrong
this entity surface form: "Louis Armstrong and His Hot Five"
Louis Armstrong associatedAct Louis Armstrong
this entity surface form: "Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven"
Lionel Hampton associatedWith Louis Armstrong
La Vie en rose associatedWithArtist Louis Armstrong
Louis birthName Louis Armstrong
subject surface form: "Louis Armstrong"
this entity surface form: "Louis Daniel Armstrong"
Earl Hines collaboratedWith Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald collaboratedWith Louis Armstrong
Lil Hardin Armstrong collaboratedWith Louis Armstrong
Verve Records distributionLabelFor Louis Armstrong
West End Blues featuresPerformer Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong fullName Louis Armstrong
this entity surface form: "Louis Daniel Armstrong"
Pops fullName Louis Armstrong
subject surface form: "Louis Armstrong"
this entity surface form: "Louis Daniel Armstrong"
Satch fullName Louis Armstrong
subject surface form: "Louis Armstrong"
this entity surface form: "Louis Daniel Armstrong"
High Society hasCastMember Louis Armstrong
Heebie Jeebies hasMainArtist Louis Armstrong
Okeh Records hasNotableArtist Louis Armstrong
Armstrong hasNotableBearer Louis Armstrong
La Vie en rose hasNotableCoverVersionBy Louis Armstrong
American Jazz Museum hasNotableFocus Louis Armstrong
Blue Moon hasNotableRecordingBy Louis Armstrong
Stardust hasNotableVersionBy Louis Armstrong
Nice Jazz Festival hasParticipant Louis Armstrong
Lil Hardin Armstrong helpedShapeCareerOf Louis Armstrong
Apollo Theater hostedPerformanceBy Louis Armstrong
King Oliver influenced Louis Armstrong
La Vie en rose isSignatureSongFor Louis Armstrong
Daisy Parker marriedTo Louis Armstrong
Lucille Wilson marriedTo Louis Armstrong
Sir Duke mentions Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong nickname Louis Armstrong
this entity surface form: "Satchmo"
Pops nickname Louis Armstrong
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this entity surface form: "Satchmo"
Satch nicknameOf Louis Armstrong
Verve Records notableArtist Louis Armstrong
Decca Records notableArtistRecorded Louis Armstrong
Fletcher Henderson notableBandMember Louis Armstrong
King Oliver notableBandMember Louis Armstrong
subject surface form: "Flushing Cemetery"
Moon River notableCoverArtist Louis Armstrong
La Vie en rose notableInterpretationBy Louis Armstrong
Stardust notableInterpreter Louis Armstrong
Georgia on My Mind notablePerformer Louis Armstrong
West End Blues notablePerformer Louis Armstrong
Harlem Renaissance notablePerson Louis Armstrong
King Oliver notableStudent Louis Armstrong
What a Wonderful World originalArtist Louis Armstrong
Bessie Smith performedWith Louis Armstrong
Ella and Louis performer Louis Armstrong
Ella and Louis Again performer Louis Armstrong
Heebie Jeebies performer Louis Armstrong
Hello, Dolly! performer Louis Armstrong
subject surface form: "Hello, Dolly! (song)"
What a Wonderful World performer Louis Armstrong
As Time Goes By recordedBy Louis Armstrong
What a Wonderful World recordedBy Louis Armstrong
With a Song in My Heart recordedBy Louis Armstrong
Pops refersTo Louis Armstrong
Daisy Parker separatedFrom Louis Armstrong
Alpha Smith spouse Louis Armstrong
Daisy Parker spouse Louis Armstrong
Lil Hardin Armstrong spouse Louis Armstrong
Lucille Wilson spouse Louis Armstrong
Lucille Wilson spouseNotableAs Louis Armstrong
this entity surface form: "jazz legend Louis Armstrong"
High Society starring Louis Armstrong
Ella and Louis vocalist Louis Armstrong
Ella and Louis Again vocalist Louis Armstrong
Hello, Dolly! vocalist Louis Armstrong
subject surface form: "Hello, Dolly! (song)"
What a Wonderful World vocalist Louis Armstrong

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