Louis Armstrong

Everybody's talking about Bagism
Shagism, Dragism, Madism
Ragism, Tagism, This-ism
That-ism, is-m, is-m, is-m
Hare, Hare Krishna

All we are saying is give piece a chance
All we are saying is give piece a chance

Everybody's talking about ministers, sinister
Banisters and canisters, bishops and fishops
Rabbis and Popeyes, bye bye, bye byes
Hare, Hare Krishna

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Everybody's talking about revolution
Evolution, masturbation, flagellation
Regulation, integrations, meditations
United Nations, congratulations
Hare, Hare Krishna

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Everybody's talking about John and Yoko
Timmy Leary, Rosemary, Tommy Smothers
Bobby Dylan, Tommy Copper, Derek Taylor
Norman Mailer, Allen Ginsberg, Hare Krishna
Hare, Hare Krishna

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance
All we are saying is give peace a chance

Louis Armstrong, known throughout his lengthy career by nicknames like “Satchmo”, “Pops” and simply “Louie”, was a trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor, as well as one of the most influential figures in the history of jazz.

Born and raised in New Orleans, where jazz itself is alleged to have began, Armstrong started his career in 1918, playing the cornet in brass bands and riverboats along the Mississippi River. There, he caught the attention of his future mentor, King Oliver, joining his band in Chicago, where he networked with other popular jazz musicians like Hoagy Carmichael and his first wife Lil Hardin Armstrong.

In 1924, Louie relocated to New York City playing for the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra. It was at this time he switched over from cornet to trumpet in order to blend in better with the other musicians in his section. It was also when he developed his emotional playing style, which included singing and telling tales of his life back in New Orleans.

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