Louis Daniel Armstrong (1901-1971) also known by the nicknames of "Satchmo", "Satch", and "Pops" is a historic trumpeter and singer who is a major figure in music history, having been active in five eras of jazz music. In his lifetime, Armstrong was initially victim to being stereotyped and tokenized for his race though he did gain access to some higher society circles which would have been inaccessible for black people at the time. Armstrong is also historic for having been an active advocate for desegregation in the late 1950s.
History[]
Jungle Cruise appearances[]
Jungle Cruise[]
A 1938 instrumental of Armstrong's Jeepers, Creepers is played in Walt Disney World's Jungle Cruise by Albert Awol. Awol also mentions this as being amongst the melodies received from the Library of Lost American Melodies in Manaus.
Other connections[]
Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room[]
During, "Lets all sing like the birdies sing", Michael does an impression of Louis Armstrong, saying, "Let's all sing like the birdies sing. Tweet tweet tweet - my, that bird sings sweetly!".
Other appearances[]
The Soul of Jazz: An American Adventure[]
Armstrong was an artist heavily featured in this EPCOT exhibit.
Trivia[]
- Armstrong hails from New Orleans which in the Disney Parks is affiliated with New Orleans Square and respective properties such as Pirates of the Caribbean, the Haunted Mansion, the Mark Twain Riverboat, the Princess and the Frog (2008) and Club 33.