50 great moments in jazz: Louis Armstrong

Miles Davis famously said that the story of jazz could be told in four words: "Louis Armstrong - Charlie Parker." Armstrong's is as much of a household name now as it was when he died in 1971, and he was a legend of 20th century popular music even to those who wouldn't count themselves as jazz fans. But Armstrong, more widely known as "Pops" or "Satchmo" or just plain "Louis", is most famous for his gravel-voiced singing on hits like Hello Dolly and Wonderful World (Tom Waits is a vocal de...

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