Early Life
Louis Armstrong was born in this major port city.
What is New Orleans?
After leaving the waif's home, Louis began to play on the streets of New Orleans with this fellow trumpet player who Louis idolized at the time.
Who is Joe Oliver?
or
Who is King Oliver?
Louis Armstrong left New Orleans for Chicago when this person sent him telegram urging Louis to join him.
Who is Joe Oliver?
What is Broadway?
What is the first line?
Louis was sent here after being arrested for shooting a firearm into the air during a New Years' celebration.
What is the 'colored waif's home'?
Louis was indirectly connected to this man's notorious Chicago bootlegging outfit.
Who is Al Capone?
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band was a mainstay at this performance venue on the Southside of Chicago in the early 20's.
What is Lincoln Gardens?
This piano player brought Louis Armstrong for the first time to New York to join his established orchestra who was one of the top five most popular groups in America at the time.
Who is Fletcher Henderson?
This is where Lil Hardin was when she suffered a fatal heart attack in 1971.
Where is onstage, performing at Louis Armstrong's memorial concert?
As a child, Louis first heard this unofficial theme of New Orleans performed as part of a Second Line jazz funeral procession.
What is 'When the Saints Go Marching In'?
Armstrong received the only formal music training of his life from this man at the colored waif's home.
Who is Peter Davis?
The boom of jazz music was greatly assisted by the Volstead Act and this constitutional amendment.
What is the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)
Tommy Rockwell allegedly used his underworld connections to book Louis Armstrong a performance spot in this musical production.
What is Hot Chocolates?
Troy Andrews, one of today's top New Orleans musicians, is better known by this stage name he received when he was 5 years old.
Who is Trombone Shorty?
Louis met the Karnofsky family when they hired him to help deliver this to the brothels of Storyville.
What is coal?
This man was the first person to promote Armstrong as 'the world's greatest trumpeter'.
Who is Joe Glaser?
What is tax evasion?
Louis Armstrong returned to Chicago after his first stint in New York for this/these reason(s).
What is creative/philosophical differences?
or
bandmates' lack of professionalism?
This historic section of New Orleans was part of the only 20% of the city not left underwater when the levees broke following Hurricane Katrina.
What is the French Quarter?
Louis Armstrong would say that as a young boy hearing this early jazz pioneer play his cornet made him want to do the same someday.
Who is Buddy Bolden?
This man (who was one of two managers of Armstrong's at the time) sent Frankie Foster to intimidate Louis into returning to Connie's Inn in NYC to perform.
Who is Tommy Rockwell?
Louis Armstrong innovated what would become known as scatting or jazz scatting during these recordings.
What are the Hot Five and/or Hot Seven sessions?
What is Times Square?
This is what the Louisiana custom of African Americans dressing as Native American Chiefs during Mardi Gras and St Joseph's Day parades is referred to as.
What is 'masking'?