Louis Armstrong! He invented modern jazz by blowing his trumpet with unheard of intensity and making the solo a work of art.

Click the image of Pops wailin' to access the 14 vid You Tube playlist of some of the swingingest songs in his five decades-long career.

Louis Armstrong, nicknamed "Pops" by fellow musicians and close friends, was born this August 4 date in 1901.

Hit this pic to open to a special televised interview with Louis Armstrong by famed columnist and co-founder of Rolling Stone magazine, Ralph J. Gleason. The conversation describes the "old days" in New Orleans and Chicago and Satch's early recordings.

For a definitive biography of Louis Armstrong, check out Pops: A  Life of Louis Armstrong by Terry Teachout

https://www.amazon.com/Pops-Louis-Armstrong-Terry-Teachout/dp/0547386370