The frame measures 8-5/8'' x 11-1/8''. It appears to be in excellent condition with some wear to the gold seal as pictured. Below here, for reference, is some additional information about this Louis Armstrong Award:
Louis Armstrong award
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Louis Armstrong Award is the ''top senior jazz award'', a highly prestigious award to a musician. It is given out by high schools nationwide to recognize ''outstanding musical achievement and an incredible dedication to the program''. Typically there is only one recipient per school district.
History
Louis Armstrong was an American jazz musician and singer. Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. Lucille Armstrong, his wife in later years, described his love for people. ''Louis's greatest personality traits were humility and generosity. He just loved people, and he always tried to understand them too. He was compassionate, generous, and understanding with everyone. He was loved, not only for his style, but as a person as well.'' The Louis Armstrong award was inaugurated in 1974, with the consent of Armstrong's widow, shortly after he died in 1971. The award itself is limited to one per school, and may include a certificate, engraved statue, and wall plaque to which the names of each recipient over the years may be added.
Louis Armstrong
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Louis Armstrong's stage personality matched his flashy cornet and trumpet playing. Armstrong is also known for his raspy singing voice.
Background information
Born: August 4, 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Died: July 6, 1971 (at age 69), Corona, Queens, New York City, U.S.
Genres: Dixieland, jazz, swing, traditional pop
Occupations: Musician
Instruments: trumpet, cornet, vocals
Years active: c. 1914 - 1971
Associated acts: Joe ''King'' Oliver, Ella Fitzgerald, Kid Ory, Bobby Hackett
Louis Armstrong (August 4, 1901 - July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer from New Orleans, Louisiana. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an ''inventive'' cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly recognizable deep and distinctive gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also greatly skilled at scat singing (vocalizing using sounds and syllables instead of actual lyrics). Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz music, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general. Armstrong was one of the first truly popular African American entertainers to ''cross over'', whose skin color was secondary to his music in an America that was severely racially divided. He rarely publicly politicized his race, often to the dismay of fellow African Americans, but took a well publicized stand for desegregation during the Little Rock Crisis. His artistry and personality allowed him socially acceptable access to the upper echelons of American society that were highly restricted for a black man.
