【美国人物志】路易斯·阿姆斯特朗 (8/8)

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提起爵士音乐，人们最先联想到的人，很可能是一位具有小丑般形象的，绰号叫做Uncle Satchmo（书包嘴大叔）的，活泼可爱的小人物。他是一位声音沙哑的歌手，手中常常拿着一支小号。他以新奥尔良爵士乐风格，在迪克西兰爵士乐配曲下，演奏结构简单、富有戏剧性的作品。这个人就是路易斯·阿姆斯特朗。他是爵士乐坛无人不知、无人不晓的大人物。每一本关于爵士乐的书，都会提及他的名字。他对于爵士乐的重要意义，就好像古典音乐的巴赫，摇滚乐的猫王。
Hints:
Louis Armstrong
American Jazz
Lucille Armstrong
Queens
New York
www.satchmo.net

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Louis Armstrong never finished the fifth grade in school. Yet he wrote two books about his life and many stories for magazines. He appeared in more than 30 movies. He composed many jazz pieces. He won several gold records and many other awards. Armstrong performed an average of 300 concerts each year, traveling all over the world. He became known as the ambassador of American Jazz. Louis Armstrong was married four times. Lucille Armstrong was his fourth wife. They married in 1942 and stayed together for the rest of his life. They had no children. Louis Armstrong died in 1971. His death was front page news around the world. In 1977, his home in Queens, New York, was declared a national historic place. It is now a museum. For more information about Louis Armstrong and his house, you can go to the museum's Internet Web site. The address is www.satchmo.net.