Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet and cornet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly-recognizable gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also skilled at scat singing (vocalizing using sounds and syllables instead of actual lyrics).
Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet-playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African-American entertainers to "cross over", whose skin-color was secondary to his music in an America that was severely racially divided. He rarely publicly politicized his race, often to the dismay of fellow African-Americans, but took a well-publicized stand for desegregation during the Little Rock Crisis. His artistry and personality allowed him socially acceptable access to the upper echelons of American society that were highly restricted for a black man.
Armstrong was born and brought up in New Orleans, a culturally diverse town with a unique musical mix of creole, ragtime, marching bands, and blues. Although from an early age he was able to play music professionally, he didn't travel far from New Orleans until 1922, when he went to Chicago to join his mentor, King Oliver. Oliver's band played primitive jazz, a hotter style of ragtime, with looser rhythms and more improvisation, and Armstrong's role was mostly backing. Slow to promote himself, he was eventually persuaded by his wife Lil Hardin to leave Oliver, and In 1924 he went to New York to join the Fletcher Henderson Orchestra. At the time, there were a few other artists using the rhythmic innovations of the New Orleans style, but none did it with the energy and brilliance of Armstrong, and he quickly became a sensation among New York musicians. Back in Chicago in 1925, he made his first recordings with his own group, Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five, and these became not only popular hits but also models for the first generation of jazz musicians, trumpeters or otherwise.
Other hits followed through the twenties and thirties, as well as troubles: crooked managers, lip injuries, mob entanglements, failed big-band ventures. As jazz styles changed, though, musical purists never lost any respect for him -- although they were sometimes irritated by his hammy onstage persona. Around the late forties, with the help of a good manager, Armstrong's business affairs finally stablilized, and he began to be seen as an elder statesman of American popular entertainment, appearing in Hollywood films, touring Asia and Europe, and dislodging The Beatles from the number-one position with Hello Dolly". Today many people may know him as a singer (a good one), but as Miles Davis said: “You can’t play nothing on modern trumpet that doesn’t come from him."
The 62-year-old Armstrong became the oldest act to top the US charts when "Hello Dolly" reached #1 in 1964. Four years later Satchmo also became the oldest artist to record a UK #1, when "What a Wonderful World" hit the top spot.
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Armstrong Lyrics
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You're never satisfied until the teardrops start
I tried to shower you with love and kisses
But all I ever get from you is naggin' and braggin'
My poor heart is saggin'
The way you toss my heart around's a cryin' shame
I'll bet you wouldn't like it if I did the same
Oh, you won't be satisfied until you break my heart
No, you won't be satisfied until you break my heart
You're never satisfied until the teardrops start
I tried to shower you with love and kisses, baby
All I ever get from you is naggin' and braggin'
My poor heart is saggin'
The way you toss my heart around's, is a cryin' shame
I'll bet you wouldn't like it if I did the same
You're only happy tearin' all my dreams apart
Babe, you won't be satisfied until you break my heart
The way you toss my heart around's a cryin' shame
(Oh, yes)
I'll bet you wouldn't like it if I did the same
You only tearing all my little dreams apart
Oh, you won't be satisfied until you break my heart
The lyrics of Louis Armstrong's song "You Won't Be Satisfied" express the frustration and pain of a man who is in a relationship with a woman who always finds fault with him and seems to take pleasure in breaking his heart. The song is a poignant portrayal of a relationship that is fraught with conflict and dissatisfaction, with the man trying his best to please the woman, but feeling like his efforts are in vain. The repetitive refrain, "You won't be satisfied until you break my heart", drives home the message that the woman is impossible to please and that the man is doomed to suffer as a result.
The lyrics are simple, but they are delivered with heartfelt emotion by Armstrong, whose distinctive voice and distinctive phrasing make the song memorable. The song's melody is catchy and has a jazzy, swinging feel, with a prominent trumpet part that reflects Armstrong's virtuosity as a musician. The song was written by Freddy James and Larry Stock and was first recorded by Armstrong in 1946, with Sy Oliver and his Orchestra providing the accompaniment. The song became a hit and has since been covered by numerous artists.
Line by Line Meaning
Oh, you won't be satisfied until you break my heart
You desire to hurt me emotionally and will not stop until you achieve your goal.
You're never satisfied until the teardrops start
You take pleasure in seeing me sad and heartbroken.
I tried to shower you with love and kisses
I made an effort to show you affection and care.
But all I ever get from you is naggin' and braggin'
Despite my efforts, all you do is complain and boast about yourself.
My poor heart is saggin'
You have caused me great emotional pain and my heart is heavy.
The way you toss my heart around's a cryin' shame
Your actions of toying with my emotions is a sad and regretful situation.
I'll bet you wouldn't like it if I did the same
You would not appreciate it if I treated you the same way you treat me.
You're only happy tearin' all my dreams apart
You find joy in destroying my hopes and aspirations.
No, you won't be satisfied until you break my heart
You will not stop until you have caused me immense emotional pain.
Babe, you won't be satisfied until you break my heart
You will continue to hurt me until I am completely broken.
You only tearing all my little dreams apart
Your actions of destroying my dreams are hurting me deeply.
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., MEMORY LANE MUSIC GROUP
Written by: TEDDY POWELL, LARRY STOCK
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Lyrics:
Heaven... I'm in heaven,
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak.
And I seem to find the happiness I seek,
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek.
Heaven... I'm in heaven,
And the cares that hung around me through the week,
Seem to vanish like a gambler's lucky streak,
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek.
Oh, I love to climb a mountain,
And to reach the highest peak.
But it doesn't thrill me half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek.
Oh, I love to go out fishing
In a river or a creek.
But I don't enjoy it half as much
As dancing cheek to cheek.
Dance with me! I want my arms about you.
The charms about you
Will carry me through to...
Heaven... I'm in heaven,
And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak.
And I seem to find the happiness I seek,
When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek.
@adamgoncalves1591
RIP Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald. Two amazing musicians/singers that are sadly no longer alive. But they will never be forgotten 🎺🎹🎼.
@user-cm2vu7vw6b
Real 😢
@brucer9572
To whomever animated this, you get my award. A beautiful animation! Just plain beautiful.
@t.g.jvodsclips8477
Its an animation technique called rotascoping. Its a beautiful technique and you can get some really good animations (as you can see lol from the video)
@monicavanroijen6652
Love it too!
@amyfisher6380
Beautiful, absolutely beautiful. Two jazz icons at the top of their game. And the video itself complements the music perfectly. *faints*
@Kelly-nm4kw
Hello Amy, How are you doing?
@verdiernoyama9681
And two dance icons : Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
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@JellieCarpio-ut4qp
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