【美国人物志】路易斯·阿姆斯特朗 (6/8)

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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。
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The group played together for the next ten years. During that time, Armstrong became one of the most famous men in America. He experienced racial unfairness during his life. But he rarely made public statements. At one time, however, he criticized the way the government treated blacks in the American South in the 1950s. Newspapers accused him of being a troublemaker for speaking out. In the 1940s, Armstrong grew tired of leading a large group. For the remaining years of his life, he led a six-member group called the All Stars. The group included some of the best musicians in America. They performed extensively in Africa, Asia, Europe and South America.