Louis Armstrong

This Train
This train is bound for glory, this train
This train is bound for glory, this train
This train is bound for glory

Don't ride nothin' but the righteous an' the holy

This train is bound for glory, this train
This train don't carry no gamblers, this train
This train don't carry no gamblers, this train
This train don't carry no gamblers

No hypocrites, no midnight ramblers

This train is bound for glory, this train
This train is built for speed now, this train
This train is built for speed now, this train
This train is built for speed

Fastest train you ever did see

This train is bound for glory, this train
This train don't carry no liars, this train
This train don't carry no liars, this train
This train don't carry no liars

No hypocrites and no high flyers

This train is bound for glory, this train
This train don't pay no transportation, this train
This train don't pay no transportation, this train
This train don't pay no transportation

No Jim Crow and no discrimination

This train is bound for glory, this train
This train don't carry no rustlers, this train
This train don't carry no rustlers, this train
This train don't carry no rustlers

Sidestreet walkers, two-bit hustlers

This train is bound for glory, this train

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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