Louis Armstrong: Broke Down Barriers for African American Artists | Biography

Louis Armstrong, nicknamed “Satchmo,“ “Pops“ and, later, “Ambassador Satch,“ influenced countless musicians with both his daring trumpet style and unique jazz vocals and broke down many barriers throughout the 1930’s for African American artists. Find out more about his life in this short biography. #Biography Subscribe for more Biography: Delve deeper into Biography on our site: Follow Biography for more surprising stories from fascinating lives: Facebook - Instagram - Twitter - captures the most gripping, surprising, and fascinating stories about famous people: The biggest break. The defining opportunity. The most shattering failure. The unexpected connection. The decision that changed everything. With over 7,000 biographies and daily features that highlight newsworthy and