Louis Armstrong
West End Blues
1928
Jazz/Blues
- Is from New Orleans
- Grew up in the colored Waif's home (orphanage) for boys
- Trumpet Fanfare - introduce the song, player. West End Blues uses the same concept with unaccompanied trumpet solo
- Reflection in society before the Great Depression
- Established Louis Armstrong as the first solo artist of the art form
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