[Louis Armstrong, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing left, playing trumpet] Library of Congress, Photograph, 1953 LC-USZ62-127236 (b&w film copy neg.)
On this day, July 6th, 1971, Jazz Legend Louis Armstrong dies in Corona, New York. Louis Armstrong was the first jazz musician to appear on the cover of Time Magazine on February 21, 1949. Armstrong kept up his busy tour schedule until a few years before his death in 1971.
Even in his later years he would sometimes play some of his numerous gigs by rote, but other times would enliven the most mundane gig with his vigorous playing, often to the astonishment of his band.
He also toured Africa, Europe, and Asia under sponsorship of the US State Department with great success, earning the nickname "Ambassador Satch." While failing health restricted his schedule in his last years, within those limitations he continued playing until the day he died.
Even in his later years he would sometimes play some of his numerous gigs by rote, but other times would enliven the most mundane gig with his vigorous playing, often to the astonishment of his band.
He also toured Africa, Europe, and Asia under sponsorship of the US State Department with great success, earning the nickname "Ambassador Satch." While failing health restricted his schedule in his last years, within those limitations he continued playing until the day he died.
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