It’s Satchmo’s 111th birthday!
Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing, Louis Armstrong’s influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general…
Photo: World Telegram & Sun - by Herman Hiller, 1953 (LoC)


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