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Louis Armstrong, nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. He was also the first vital jazz soloist to attain worldwide influence as trumpeter, entertainer, and show business personality. He was a strong force in spreading the influence of jazz throughout his life. Through his trumpet solos and vocal interpretations alike, jazz fans immortalize him. His "Hot Five" and "Hot Seven" recordings done in the mid 1920's had no parallel in jazz. Louis Armstrong is also a well-recognized Pop music figure by his personable and throaty, charming and guttural jazz vocals.