Channel: Library of Congress

Category: Education

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Description: When Louis Armstrong began releasing records under his own name in the mid-1920s, he changed the sound of American popular music and jazz, equally influencing how musicians improvised as well as how singers approached popular songs of the day. As a young musician, Armstrong absorbed not just the jazz and blues that made up a big part of the soundtrack of his native New Orleans, but also pop tunes, waltzes, opera, church music, and much more. Riccardi takes viewers through a multimedia journey of the music that helped shape Satchmo’s style and transformed him into one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. For transcript and more information, visit loc.gov/item/webcast-10250