Impact Of Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong: His Life and His Legacy The 20th century was a big time period for America. It was especially big for the African-American community. Of this 100-year period, the 1920s was one of the biggest decades for African-Americans, as it was the decade where the Harlem Renaissance took place. Through the Harlem Renaissance, Black artists honed their talents in areas such as music, literature, visual arts, and dance. One of the greatest artists of “the Roaring 1920s” was Louis Armstrong, who was originally a musician from New Orleans, where jazz first began. Not only did Black people migrate from down south, musical styles such as jazz did as well, and Armstrong ultimately helped it become a nationwide trend. Louis Armstrong was born

After being “arrested” on multiple occasions for general misdemeanors as he was growing up and sent to the Colored Waif’s Home for Boys, the last time was the most important and the most influential on his life. That all started on December 31, 1913, where he fired a pistol in the air during a New Year’s Eve celebration. At this point, Armstrong would go on to take lessons at his reform school and eventually go on to be one of the biggest names in jazz music in the 21st century. This particular stay at the reform school was so important because it would determine Armstrong’s future. Although an arrest, of any person, is generally seen as bad, this ultimately benefitted Armstrong in the long run. After his stay was over, he wanted to stay longer and continue pursuing his newly found passion for

He continued harvesting his craft after his release from the reform school in 1914 by doing manual labor during the day and playing his trumpet at night. The earlier part of his career continued through frequent events at the time such as brass band parades in various places. Although he was both self-taught and receiving lessons, he continued learning on his own by listening to other jazz greats at the time, such as Bunk Johnson, Buddy Petit, Kid Ory, and the one artist that ultimately became his mentor, and even his father figure, Joe “King” Oliver, who plays a very important role later on in Armstrong’s life and career. Over the next few years, Armstrong would continue playing in different brass bands and would eventually go on to become a national phenomenon, with his being a young musician with great