Dixieland Jazz - 1920 - 1930 (with a revival in 1940 and 1950)
Here is an example of Dixieland Jazz by Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana, and died in his sleep on July 6, 1971 in Queens, New York. He had a very difficult childhood. He had to deal with a lot. Him and his family had lived in a very poor section of New Orleans. On top of that his father abandoned the family soon after the birth of his son. Louis’ mother was not much better. She was often a prostitute and left young Louis with his grandmother. It was as if his life wasn’t difficult enough, because right at the age of eleven, Louis was deemed a juvenile delinquent for firing a gun on a New Year celebration. As a result of this he was placed in the New Orleans home for Colored Waifs. It was there that Louis gained his love for music when he was taught how to use a cornet. As he grew older, Louis Armstrong began to play at clubs and bars in the Storyville section of New Orleans, the exposure helped him gain entrance to marching and jazz bands.
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By the early 1920s, Armstrong left New Orleans. His first real performance was in St. Louis, after that he joined his favorite musician Joe Oliver and his band at Lincoln Gardens in Chicago. Armstrong was very imaginative. Armstrong was also very creative and enjoyed mixing up his pieces and the pieces he performed. In 1963, he got a huge international hit with his version of “Hello Dolly” and in 1968 he recorded “What a Wonderful World.”
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