Did Louis Armstrong sing?

After establishing himself as an innovative jazz instrumentalist, Louis Armstrong was given a chance to sing — and turned the jazz world upside down. His singing voice would become one of the world's most recognized and enjoyed in jazz and popular music. read more

So yes, Louis Armstrong definitely sang, and we can be thankful that he did. He loved it as well. Before he took up the trumpet, he used to sing as a boy in the streets of New Orleans to earn some money. read more

After separating from Lil, Armstrong started to play at the Sunset Café for Al Capone's associate Joe Glaser in the Carroll Dickerson Orchestra, with Earl Hines on piano, which was renamed Louis Armstrong and his Stompers, though Hines was the music director and Glaser managed the orchestra. read more

Louis Armstrong: 'The Singer' After establishing himself as an innovative jazz instrumentalist, Louis Armstrong was given a chance to sing — and turned the jazz world upside down. His singing voice would become one of the world's most recognized and enjoyed in jazz and popular music. read more