Biografia

• Born in New Orleans. Known as "Satchmo" which was short for "Satchelmouth." In 1913 he was sent to reform school for firing a shot into a New Year's Day parade. He taught himself to play the coronet and was leader of the reform school band. He played with the bands of Joe "King" Oliver and Fletcher Henderson. He formed his own band in 1926. He has been called the leading trumpeter in jazz history. He died in New York City.

  Armstrong appears on the 1982 one ounce American Arts Gold Medallion. Originally 420,000 were struck with 409,098 issued. The remaining 10,902 were melted.

  legal ref: Public Law 95-630, 92 Stat. 3679 bio: CBY 1966;

  ConAut; WAB; WWWA-5 obit: CB Sep 71; NYT 7/7/71

Data de nascimento

• 1900-07-04

Local de nascimento

• New Orleans

Data da morte

• 1971-07-06

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