What Did You Do in the War, Grandma? An Oral History of Rhode Island Women during World War II
Written by students in the Honors English Program at South Kingstown High School
Language and All That Jazz
Louis made up musical slang words. He wrote these words in letters and spoke them up on stage. Louis called other musicians "Daddy" or "Pops." They called him Pops too.
Here are just a few of his jazz words:
"Chops"-a musician's mouth and jaw or how well he played. "To jive"-to play jazz. "Gutbucket"-a homemade string bass instrument.
Trumpet or Cornet: What's the difference?
Trumpets and cornets are a lot alike. Both are brass instruments played by blowing air through coiled metal tubing. Trumpets have a louder tone and a wider range of notes.
A Louis Armstrong Hit Parade
You can probably still hear Louis Armstrong's singing and playing on the radio or on CDs and DVDs. Here are twelve welve of Louis Armstrong's most popular songs:
"West End Blues"(1928)
"Ain't Misbehavin' " (1929)
"I Can't Give You Anything But Love" (1929)
"Tiger Rag"(1930)
"Stardust"(1931)
"When the Saints Go Marching In" (1938)
"Jeepers, Creepers" (1938)
"Blueberry Hill"(1949)
"Mack the Knife" (1955)
"Stompin' at the Savoy" (1957)
"Hello, Dolly!"(1964)
"What a Wonderful World"(1967)
