Play It Louis Armstrong

Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong

August 4, 1901 - July 6, 1971

Honors -

Grammy Award

12 Recordings inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame

Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1972)

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Hollywood Walk of Fame (1960)

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame (1976)

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1990)f

Louisiana Music Hall of Fame (2007)

Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2007)

National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame (2017)

Best known songs -

"What a Wonderful World" 

"La Vie en Rose"

"Hello, Dolly"

"On the Sunny Side of the Street"

"Dream a Little Dream of Me"

"When You're Smiling"

"When the Saints Go Marching In"

Collaboration Albums (with Ella Fitzgerald) -

Ella and Louis (1956)

Ella and Louis Again (1957)

Porgy and Bess (1959)

(Wikipedia)

Notes - Recognizable voice...Advocate for desegregation following the Little Rock, Arkansas crisis (In this case, three black students were denied access to an all white high school.  Guards and state troops blocked the three students and, sadly, President Eisenhower did nothing to diffuse the crisis.  Louis Armstrong was gaining headway in crossing the racial bridge with his music and leveraged such popularity to convince the White House to do something so all students could receive an education.)