Louis Armstrong

You gotta faith, faith brother
Faith, faith little sister
You as old as your [?] brother
You as young as your faith
Folks, cool and cash all habit
Folks, who say trash all habit
It's undeniable
The folks who [?] hash all habit

Faith, faith brother
Faith, faith little sister
We can hope for some charity
As long as we got faith
Well now faith can give you wings to fly
True faith can make you fly so high
Yes faith can touch the sky
You can solve the riddle of it
If you got a little of it

Folks who lend cash all habit
Folks who save trash all habit
It's undeniable
That gamblers on theirs knees all have it

Faith, faith brothers
Don't ya know it's faith, faith sisters
We can hope for some charity
We can hope for some charity
We can hope for some charity
As long as we got faith

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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