Trivia: Which jazz legend, nicknamed “Satchmo,” was born on August 4?
Miles Davis
Louis Armstrong
Duke Ellington
Ella Fitzgerald
The correct answer is Louis Armstrong
So why is this answer correct? : Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans on August 4, 1901, and learned to play the cornet in 1913. Music became Armstrong’s passion, and in 1922, he moved to Chicago to join King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band. He eventually embarked on a solo career and became known around the world for his impeccable musicianship as both a trumpeter and bandleader.