Black History Month on Set List - Play it, Louis Armstrong

Louis Daniel Armstrong

"Satchmo" "Satch" "Pops"

August 4, 1901 - July 6, 1971

American trumpeter and singer

One of the most influential figures in jazz...foundational influence in jazz

International musical icon by the 1950s, appearing regularly in radio, television, and film

"...keeping a joyful public image at all times..."

Signature songs include -

"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"

Collaborations with Ella Fitzgerald - Ella and Louis (1956), Ella and Louis Again (1957), Porgy and Bess (1959)

One of the first African-American performers to cross racial divide and appeal to white and international audiences

Honors -

No. 39 on Rolling Stone's 200 Greatest Singers of All Time (2023)

Grammy Award - Male Vocal Performance - "Hello, Dolly!"

Posthumously awarded Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award (1972)

Grammy Hall of Fame - 

12 songs recorded between 1925 & 1967/inducted between 1974 & 2016

"West End Blues" - On Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll

Inductions -

DownBeat Jazz Hall of Fame (1952)

Hollywood Walk of Fame (1960)

Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame (1978)

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1990)

Louisiana Music Hall of Fame (2007)

Gennett Records Walk of Fame (Richmond, Indiana)/(2007)

Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2007)

National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame (2017)

(Wikipedia)

Discography - 

36 albums from 1944 to 1971

46 singles from 1923 to 1969

(Wikipedia)