AUGUST 4: LOUIS ARMSTRONG

NEW YORK (Top40 Charts) - Tuesday, August 4th. One of the most revered figures in the history of jazz, Louis Armstrong - nicknamed "Satchmo" - was born in New Orleans on this date in 1901.
His worldwide fame was such that one of his nicknames was "Ambassador Satch."

While the exact date of Armstrong's birth was a subject of confusion for years, his impact on jazz and popular music was never in dispute.
His innovative playing helped define not only the jazz trumpet, but jazz itself.
Jazz continues to have a relatively small, but fiercely loyal group of fans.
About 11 percent of adults attend a live jazz performance each year, and jazz accounts for some 3 percent of recordings sold annually in the U.S.A.