Louis Armstrong was an American trumpeter and singer who lived from August 4, 1901, until July 6, 1971.
In 1965, for his work on Hello, Dolly!, he won a Grammy Award for Best Male Vocal Performance. He also received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award posthumously in 1972. His career spanned five decades.
Who is Louis Armstrong wife Alpha Smith?
Before his death, Armstrong was married four times. His third wife was Alpha Smith. In 1938, he wed her, and in 1942, they were divorced.
Armstrong was a member of Fate Marable’s band, which rode the riverboat Sidney for the Streckfus Steamers line as it sailed up and down the Mississippi River.
Marable urged that Armstrong and the other members of his band take lessons in sight reading since he was so proud of his musical ability.
At the age of 15, Armstrong performed his first public appearance in New Orleans on a tour boat.
