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Vor 3 Tagen · On January 1, 1913, Louis Armstrong attended a New Year’s Eve parade and shot six blanks from his stepfather’s .38 revolver. A policeman arrested him on the spot. Later that day, Judge Andrew Wilson sentenced the young boy to the Colored Waif’s Home, a reform school on the outskirts of New Orleans.
Vor 6 Tagen · As a child, he worked odd jobs and sang in a boys’ quartet. In 1913 he was sent to the Colored Waifs Home as a juvenile delinquent. There he learned to play the cornet in a band, and playing music quickly became a passion.
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Vor 3 Tagen · He spent the night at New Orleans Juvenile Court and was sentenced the next day to detention at the Colored Waif's Home. Life at the home was spartan. Mattresses were absent, and meals were often little more than bread and molasses. Captain Joseph Jones ran the home like a military camp and used corporal punishment.
23. Juni 2024 · Louis and his younger sister roamed the red light district of Storyville, until his delinquency landed him in the Colored Waifs Home around age 12. In the institution's band he learned several instruments, eventually settling on cornet. As a teenager with his sights set on becoming a musician, he worked odd jobs while playing in a variety of bands.
Vor 4 Tagen · Louis started to learn music only when he turned 11. It all began with his arrest for firing a pistol in the street during a New Year’s Eve celebration. This incident led to his stay in a detention center known as the Colored Waif’s Home for Boys. Later, Louis Armstrong spoke about that place as the one where he fell in love with music. He ...
12. Juni 2024 · The home was the brainchild of 27-year-old Capt. Joseph Jones, who pitched his idea to Black lawyers, farmers and community leaders. Judge Andrew Wilson championed the concept, helping to make it a reality.
18. Juni 2024 · Louis Armstrong and the Colored Waif’s Home for Boys. On January 1, 1913, Louis Armstrong attended a New Year’s Eve parade and shot six… 5 Shares. News. June 15, 2016. 10th Hot Jazz / Cool Garden series celebrates Louis Armstrong. The Louis Armstrong House Museum will be presenting the 10th edition of its signature concert… 1 Shares.
