Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 â€" July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo, Satch, and Pops, was an American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in the history of jazz.
Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans. 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. Read More...
Born as Richard Colson Baker on April 22, 1990, Machine Gun Kelly, professionally popular as MGK, is an actor and rapper from America. His mother moved out of the house when he was very young. He and his father moved into his aunt’s house. Being from a financially unstable background, he faced a great deal of bullying at school. His father suffered from depression after he lost his job. It didn’t make things any easier. Read More...