Louis D. Armstrong
August 4, 1901 - July 6, 1971
He was the first important jazz soloist and became its most influential musician. As a trumpet virtuoso, his highly imaginative, emotionally charged playing charted a future for jazz improvisation. Revered by his fans, the King of Jazz was appropriately crowned "King Zulu" in the 1949 Mardi Gras Zulu Parade.
Armstrong became an enduring figure in popular music displaying his distinctively phrased bass singing and engaging personality in a series of vocal recordings and film roles.
Referred to as “The American Goodwill Ambassador," Louis Armstrong, was THE JAZZMAN of his era and truly the most renowned American musician of the 20th Century.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment.
Location. 29° 57.148′ N, 90° 3.309′ W. Marker is in New Orleans, Louisiana, in Orleans Parish. It is in Algiers. It is on Bouny Street north
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Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s River Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, on the Gulf Coast, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Historic Algiers (here, next to this marker); Louis Armstrong (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry "Red" Allen (within shouting distance of this marker); Enslaved Africans (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Sidney Bechet (about 500 feet away); Transatlantic Slave Trade to Louisiana (about
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2018, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 1,330 times since then and 112 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 28, 2018.
