Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Music Trivia Question 2

Which jazz musician and Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner had the nickname Satchmo?

a. Ella Fitzgerald
b. Billie Holiday
c. Duke Ellington
d. Louis Armstrong

The answer is D Louis Armstrong!

The nickname Satchmo or Satch is short for Satchelmouth, describing Armstrong's embouchure. In 1932, then Melody Maker magazine editor Percy Brooks greeted Armstrong in London with "Hello, Satchmo!", and it stuck.

Stay curious,
Team ARC

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