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.
We Have All The Time In World
Louis Armstrong Lyrics
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Time enough for life to unfold
All the precious things love has in store
We have all the love in the world
If that's all we have
You will find we need nothing more
Every step of the way will find us
We have all the time in the world
Just for love nothing more nothing less only love
Every step of the way will find us
With the cares of the world far behind us
We have all the time in the world
Just for love nothing more nothing less only love
Louis Armstrong's song "We Have All The Time In The World" is a love song that expresses the idea that love is the most important thing in life, and that time spent with the person you love is precious and invaluable. The lyrics suggest a sense of calm and ease, that nothing else matters other than the love that the two people share. "Every step of the way will find us, with the cares of the world far behind us" suggests that the couple can face anything together, because they have each other.
The repetition of "we have all the time in the world" throughout the song emphasizes the idea that time is not an issue, and that they can take their time to appreciate and cherish one another. It also suggests that they are living in the moment, and not worrying about what will happen in the future or what has happened in the past. The phrase "precious things love has in store" highlights the idea that love can bring so many wonderful things into your life, and that it is worth cherishing and nurturing.
Overall, Louis Armstrong's song is a reminder that love is the most important thing in life, and that it is worth taking the time to appreciate and cherish the people we love. The song reminds us to focus on the present moment and live in the now, without worrying about what the future may hold. It is a timeless love song that has touched the hearts of many, and will continue to do so for generations to come.
Line by Line Meaning
We have all the time in the world
There is no need to rush. We have an abundance of time to accomplish everything we need to do.
Time enough for life to unfold
Our lives are still unfolding and we have enough time for them to reach their full potential.
All the precious things love has in store
Love has many wonderful things in store for us that we have yet to experience.
We have all the love in the world
Love is abundant in our lives, and we cherish it greatly.
If that's all we have
Even if all we have is love, it is more than enough to make us fulfilled.
You will find we need nothing more
Having love is enough to satisfy us, and we do not need anything else.
Every step of the way will find us
No matter where we go, we will always be together, supporting each other every step of the way.
With the cares of the world far behind us
We can forget about the concerns of the world and focus solely on love.
Just for love nothing more nothing less only love
Our goal in life is to experience and share the love we have for each other, without any additional distractions.
Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing
Written by: HAL DAVID, JOHN BARRY
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