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The Great Influential, Daniel Louis Armstrong

"In my opinion, Louis Armstrong is the greatest trumpet stylist of all time and has influenced every trumpet player of his time and long after" (Al Hirt). Many people have said, still say and will say that he was a musician who played to please his audience, to better musicians around him, and to better the view of jazz music and to make jazz music a popular outlet during the 1920s. Armstrong's disciple Nicholas Payton says," He's the father of us all [musicians], regardless of style or how modern we get. His influence is inescapable. Some of the things he was doing in the20's and 30's, people still haven't dealt with" (Armstrong's disciple Nicholas Payton). Armstrong was one of the most influential entertainers of his generation and for many generations to come; with his charisma he brought skills and a bright personality to change the face of jazz music during a time when music was an outlet from the harsh times that were going on.
Louis's background information shows how he became the great entertainer he was. During his younger years he found his love for music, while everything that happened to him lead up to his success as a musician. His early days and origins set up his later life by introducing him to the world of music and the "real world" in the streets of New Orleans. Louis Armstrong was born to a poor family in the neighborhoods of uptown New Orleans on July 4, 1900. There is no document stating his actually birth date. His father was Willie Armstrong who was born in New Orleans also and resided there his whole life. Willie Armstrong was a "sharp" man. He was really just out to find prostitutes around New Orleans. He became interested in a young country girl named Mary Ann (better known as Mayann) Miles from Boutte, New Orleans, just outside of the neighbor hood Willie grew up in. Willie and Mayann got to know each other very well, fell in love and wed. Early in their marriage Mayann became pregnant and was due for their first child. Willie being the...