Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), known by his stage name Louis(Lew-E) Armstrong. He is known for his charismatic stage presence and his kind speaking and singing voice as well as his trumpet playing, scatting, and the ability to improvise while singing. I’ll be honest with you I really didn’t care for him until I started listening to bits of his music in my late 20s. He was another artist that was able to have a career in films and music. During his 50-year career Armstrong, he was one of the first Black entertainers to “ cross over” and appeal to a white audience. Despite all the hardships he may have faced throughout his life and his career Armstrong focused on the music and entertaining his fans and playing music. He influential figure in jazz and entertainment.
The World's Greatest Jazz Band was an all-star jazz ensemble active from 1968 to 1978.
Dick Gibson founded the group at his sixth Jazz Party, an annual event. The group performed mostly Dixieland jazz and recorded extensively. It was co-led by Yank Lawson and Bob Haggart, and did early jazz standards alongside contemporaneous pop songs done in a Dixieland style. Though the group disbanded in 1978, the name was revived several times by Lawson and Haggart for limited engagements.
