BLACK SOCIAL HISTORY : LOUIS ARMSTRONG - " SATCHMO " OR " POPS " -AN AFRICAN AMERICAN JAZZ TRUMPTER AND SINGER : GOES INTO THE " HALL OF BLACK GENIUS" :

Louis Armstrong - born 4th August 1901 and died on 6th July 1971, nicknamed  "Satchmo" or  " Pops" was an African American Jazz Trumpeter and Singer from New Orleans, Louisianian, coming to prominence in the 1920's as an inventive trumpeter and cornet player. Armstrong was a foundational influence in Jazz Shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance, which his instantly recognizable gravelly voice. Armstrong was improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purpose. He was also skilled at scat singing. Renowned for his charismatic stag presence and voice almost as much for his trumpet playing. Armstrong influence extended well beyond jazz music and by the end of his career in the 1960's he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. 

Armstrong was one of the first truly African American entertainer to "Cross Over" whose skin color was secondary to his music in an America that was severely racially divided. He rarely publicly politicized his race often to the dismay of fellow African American, but took a well publicized stand for desegregation during the Little Rock Crisis.  His artistry and echelons of American Society that were highly restricted for a Black Man. This Dude was born into a very poor family in New Orleans, Louisiana, the grandson of slaves. He spent his youth in poverty in a  rough neighborhood of Uptown, New Orleans known as " Back Of The Town.