Charles Mingus was abass player and bandleaderwho grew up in Watts, California, before becoming one of the most influential American jazz musicians of all time. Playing alongside Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong, Mingus carved out a place for himself as a musician and composer. He recorded ov...
Among the luminaries of music to tour Romania were Blood, Sweat and Tears, plus jazz legends Lionel Hampton and Louis Armstrong. They were greeted by appreciative audiences, who until then, had only heard these artists on the radio. This included Rosca, who was about to immerse himself into ...
He's the man that snaps the old bass He started out with a violin and the doggone thing grew up on him And here's me excuse my crust introduce myself I must I'm Satchmo Armstrong don't forget I got to give out on the old cornet...
Laura Ingalls Wilder Almanzo Wilder was born on a farm outside of Malone, NY where he grew up doing farm chores and living the life of a youngster in rural New York. Years later his family moved west and Almanzo met and married budding writerLaura Ingalls Wilder, of "Little House on the...
Sindri grew up wanting to be just like his parents – but it was a journey fraught with uncertainty. Despite the many ups and downs in his mother’s career and life, Sindri became a music writer and later formed his own band, Sindri Eldon and the Ways, known for playing melodic ...
Pete often drove me into New York in his new elegant maroon Hudson convertible to listen to Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong and other jazz greats. We went to expensive dining spots on the Silly Putty expense account, places I’d never have been able to afford. Although I wasn’t on the ...
One of Michael's biggest influences as a trumpet player and musician has been the legendary jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong. Michael has been particularly inspired by Armstrong's unique sound and improvisational style, and has incorporated many of these elements into his own playing.Other influences ...
This family portrait of Princess Margaret and her children, Lady Sarah Armstrong-Jones, 15, and David Armstrong-Jones, Viscount Linley, 17, was released to the press just as the Princess embarked upon her fundraising trip to America to raise money for the renovations to the Royal Opera House ...
All early designs were known as "Armstrong" turntables due to the fact that they required a worker manually pushing the device in one direction or the other. Whether operated with brute force or mechanically the turntable was always a relatively simple, although very important, piece of equipment...
Louis Armstrong had two famous nicknames(绰号). Some people called him Bagamo. They said his mouth looked like a large bag. Musicians often called him Pops, as a sign of respect for his influence(影响)on the world of music. Born in 1901 in New Orleans, he grew up poor, but lived ...