Louis

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Louis is the given name of Louis Armstrong, the legendary American jazz trumpeter and singer.

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Louis canonical 84

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instanceOf bandleader
composer
human
jazz musician
singer
trumpeter
awardReceived Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
birthName Louis Armstrong
surface form: Louis Daniel Armstrong
burialPlace Flushing Cemetery, Queens, New York, United States
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1901-08-04
dateOfDeath 1971-07-06
ethnicGroup African American
genre jazz
swing
traditional jazz
givenName Louis self-linksurface differs
instrument cornet
trumpet
knownFor influential jazz recordings of the 1920s and 1930s
innovative trumpet improvisation
pioneering scat singing in jazz
movement New Orleans jazz
nickname Pops
Satch
Satchmo
notableWork Ain't Misbehavin'
Heebie Jeebies
Hello, Dolly!
La Vie en rose
Potato Head Blues
Stardust
West End Blues
What a Wonderful World
When the Saints Go Marching In
occupation actor
musician
vocalist
placeOfBirth New Orleans
surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
placeOfDeath New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
recordLabel Columbia Records
Decca Records
Okeh Records
religion Baptist
residence Queens, New York City, New York, United States
spouse Alpha Smith
Daisy Parker
Lil Hardin Armstrong
Lucille Wilson
vocalType gravelly voice

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Louis Lingg givenName Louis
Luís hasVariant Louis
Louis MacNeice givenName Louis
Philip V temporarily abdicated in his favor givenName Louis
subject surface form: Louis I of Spain
Louiguy givenName Louis
H. L. Mencken givenName Louis
Louis I givenName Louis
subject surface form: Louis I of Spain
Louie Dampier givenName Louis
Louis Nirenberg givenName Louis
Lou Boudreau givenName Louis
Lou Groza givenName Louis
Louis Mordell givenName Louis
Louis Stokes givenName Louis
Louis Bache givenName Louis
Lou Brock givenName Louis
Slotin givenName Louis
subject surface form: Louis Slotin
Louis Prima givenName Louis
Slim Pickens givenName Louis
Louis Beel givenName Louis
Louis Farrakhan givenName Louis
Lou Williams givenName Louis
Saint Louis givenName Louis