Black+History+Month-Louis+Armstrong--MEL09

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"You can't play anything on a horn that Louis hasn't played." Jazz trumpeter //Miles Davis// without Louis Armstring, music would not be the same
 * **Pics (on separate page)** || **Point of Slide** || **Script** ||
 * 12 || Last wish || Louis's last wish was to have his trumpet buried with him, and his wish came true. ||
 * 1 || Title || One person, one melody, one impact ||
 * 2 || birth || Louis Armstrong was born in one of the poorest sections of New Orleans on Aug. 4, 1901. Little did he know, he was going to face challenges in life, but overcome them to be one of the best jazz musicians of all time. ||
 * 3 || Sings || He helped support his mother and sister by doing any job he can find, and singing on the streets for coins. ||
 * 4 || Exposure to music || When Louis was 7, he bought his first cornet, and taught himself how to play ||
 * 5 || How it started || At the age of 11, Louis was sent to the Jones Home for colored children for shooting a pistol one night. Here he played in the home's brass band ||
 * 6 || Take off || When he was released 18 months later, he began to play in pick-up bands at small clubs. ||
 * 7 || Impact || Because of this, sheet music publishers and record companies made jazz a popular genre. ||
 * 8 || Influence || Louis Armstrong had a huge influence on solo improvisation. ||
 * 9 || Style || He influenced almost all of jazz's technique and style ||
 * 10 || Melody || Louis was the first to make-up and expand one single melody ||  ||   ||   ||
 * 11 || Death || On July 6th, 1971, at the age of 69, this jazz legend died due to a lung infection and heart complications ||  ||