Louis Armstrong, born in New Orleans in 1901, noted how the music brought cheer to a solemn occasion: "After the brother was six feet under the ground, the band would strike up one of those good ...

Louis Daniel Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901. He was among the most influential figures in jazz, with a career spanning ...

Courtesy Continental Production Co. "This is Louis ‘Satchmo’ Armstrong,” the voice resounds, “talking to all the kids from all over the world at Christmastime.” With that, the trumpeter ...