Louis Daniel Armstrong, also known as “Satchmo,” “Satch,” and “Pops,” was an American trumpeter and singer. Armstrong was one of jazz’s most influential figures. Armstrong’s career spanned five decades and several epochs in jazz history. Armstrong received numerous honors, including a Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance for Hello, Dolly! in 1965, a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in 1972, and induction into the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame in 2017.
What was Louis Armstrong’s famous quote?
Louis Armstrong’s famous quote was “If I don’t practice for a day, I know it. If I don’t practice for two days, the critics know it. And if I don’t practice for three days, the public knows it.”
Armstrong was released on June 14, 1914, into the custody of his father and his new stepmother, Gertrude. Armstrong spent several months in this household with two stepbrothers. Armstrong’s father never welcomed him after Gertrude gave birth to a daughter, so he returned to his mother, Mary Albert. Armstrong had to share a bed with his mother and sister in her small home. Armstrong’s mother still lived in The Battlefield, leaving him vulnerable to old temptations, but he pursued a career as a musician.
