Louis “Satchmo (Satchelmouth)” Armstrong was born August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana (the birthplace of jazz). Putting together the facts around his birth and childhood is difficult because what is known depends mostly on what he later told people. He was raised by his grandmother, Josephine Armstrong, as an infant. At the time of his birth his father walked out on him and his mother. Louis spoke with anger about his dad when he mentioned him …showed first 75 words of 1851 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1851 total…of goodwill throughout the world; in Africa, several nations issued stamps in his honor. He was known all over the world as one of the greatest entertainers of his time. His popularity also allowed him to meet some of the most important people of his time including Pope Paul VI in 1968. Satchmo lived a full life that was amazing for anyone, never mind for an Afro-American that had everything working against him from day one.