被称为“美国爵士乐大使"的 路易斯·阿姆斯特朗，对于爵士乐的重要意义，

就好像古典音乐的巴赫，摇滚乐的猫王，

今天，我们在了解他的同时，一边享受他被世人称为“爵士圣经”的一些歌曲吧！

[每一个BGM都可以听个一小段再继续读，随各位的兴致]

Louis Armstrong, 1901-1971: 'The Ambassador of American Jazz'

[BGM 1: Hello Dolly]

Today we tell about Louis Armstrong, one of the greatest jazz musicians. His voice, trumpet-playing skill and creativity continue to influence jazz artists today. One of Louis Armstrong’s biggest hits was “Hello Dolly.”

Louis Armstrong played jazz, sang jazz and wrote jazz. He recorded hit songs for fifty years and his music is still heard today on television, radio and in movies.

Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on August fourth, nineteen-oh-one. New Orleans is a port city at the mouth of the Mississippi River. It is a city where the customs of many different people mixed together.

Louis Armstrong grew up in Storyville, one of the poorest areas of New Orleans.

His father left the family shortly after he was born. His mother worked to support him and his sister. But Armstrong spent most of his time with his grandmother.