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Louis Armstrong and Bruce Springsteen are both well-known and highly respected musical artists. They are both gifted song composers whose works have been listened to by multiple generations and have remained popular through many decades. Armstrong and Springsteen individually achieved significant worldwide popularity, though they performed and composed music that differed in type, style, and rhythm.
Louis Armstrong is a well-known jazz artist who lived in the 1900s. He was born on August 4th, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana. His single mother raised him in a risky and unsafe neighborhood called the “Battlefield”. Growing up, Armstrong’s childhood was difficult and he was at times, in trouble with the law. He dropped out of school in the 5th grade to get a job and help support his family. He eventually was sent to Waif’s Home, a place for African American juvenile delinquent boys. There Louis learned to play the cornet under the guidance of his guardian and professor, Peter Davis. The Waif’s Home had a brass band, where he became the band leader. After Louis was allowed to leave Waif’s Home in 1914, he decided he wanted a career as a professional musician. Louis Armstrong became well known for playing the cornet as he played in numerous brass bands. Jazz music was becoming very popular, especially in New Orleans where he lived. In 1922, Louis Armstrong began composing records with King Oliver, a well-known cornetist. By 1925, he had developed enough experience to recognize his own talent as a music writer and composer. Armstrong died in 1971 at the age of 69.
Bruce Springsteen is a rock n roll artist who is well known throughout the late 1900s through the present day. He was born in New Jersey in the town of Long Branch on September 23, 1949. His nickname “The Boss”, was given because he was known to share the money he received when playing with his band mates equally. Bruce grew up in a middle-class family with his mom and dad. He started playing music roughly around 1965 and has not stopped. Bruce became interested in rock n’ roll music when he saw Elvis Presley on television as a child. His mom took out the money from the bank to buy Bruce his first guitar when he was 16 years old. In the late 60s, Bruce performed with multiple groups in Asbury Park on the New Jersey Shore. Bruce is known for his popular band called The E Street Band, with whom he has performed on and off for more than 40 years. Today he is well known as a very gifted guitarist and composer. He still tours and performs regularly and recently brought his music to Broadway in a one-man show.
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