Louis Armstrong

Birth Name:

Louis Daniel Armstrong

Birth Place:

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Profession

Soundtrack, Actor, Music department

His 1928 record "West End Blues" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1974
In 1978, he was inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame
In February 1924, he gto married to jazz pianist Lil Hardin Armstrong
Before becoming a musician, he worked various odd jobs, including working as a paperboy and hauling coal
Started out playing the cornet in the band of the New Orleans Home for Colored Waifs
Was best known for his accomplishments as a trumpet player
During the 1930s, he performed at the New Cotton Club in Los Angeles

1962Grammy - Best Soundtrack Album or Recording of Score from Motion Picture or Television:Nominated

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