Suchergebnisse
Suchergebnisse:
On October 31, 1965, Louis “Pops” (or “Satchmo”) Armstrong gave his first performance in New Orleans, his home town, in nine years. As a boy, he had busked on street corners. At twelve, he marched in parades for the Colored Waif’s Home for Boys, where he was given his first cornet. But he had publicly boycotted the city since its ...
21. Dez. 2014 · In 1931, on his first trip home after hitting it big, Armstrong made it a point to stop by the Colored Waifs Home, sitting with his band for a picture in front of the boys who were staying at the ...
The earliest known photo of Armstrong, circa 1912, with the Waif's Home Band. Louis is top middle. Authored by: Zachary Young. Produced for: Street Talk. In honor of Louis Armstrong's birthday, we bring you the story of his stint in the Colored Waif's Home for Boys and his first Cornet. play.
27. Juli 2019 · The music teaching career of Peter Davis began when he was hired as the warden at the Colored Waif’s Boys Home in New Orleans and later became the Director of Music there. The facility was used to house African American boys who had been incarcerated by court order. Prior to the establishment of the boys’ home, these teenagers were housed in the New Orleans parish prison along with men.
22. Dez. 2014 · He was sent to the Colored Waifs Home, an institution for troubled and orphaned children, and was listed as a new arrival with six other boys on October 21. In total, there were 77 boys at the ...
Unfortunately, several places on this tour—the Red Onion, Funky Butt Hall, Armstrong’s birthplace, the Colored Waifs Home for Boys, and most of Storyville—have not survived the century since Armstrong’s coming-of-age. In light of this loss, the cluster of surviving buildings on the 400 block of South Rampart Street is even more precious.
21. Dez. 2021 · Colored Waifs Home for Boys Ella Canniff As a young boy, Louis Armstrong was sent to a home for juvenile delinquents. It was at this home where he first learned how to play the bugle and cornet under the instruction of Peter Davis. In 1931, when he had become a well known musician throughout the world, he came back to visit the place where he had learned how to play music. <br /><br /><br ...
