Louis Armstrong Accomplishments

Louis Armstrong is a renowned musician who pushed the boundaries of the jazz genre and who is known for his trumpet playing, scat singing and his huge smile. By the mid-1960s Louis Armstrong was a music legend due to his popularity in American jazz since the 1920s. Jeffrey Ross Hyman, more commonly known by his stage name Joey Ramone, was the lead vocalist of the punk rock band The Ramones. His image, voice and tenure as the lead singer made him a counterculture icon. When the band split up he released his solo album Don’t Worry About Me, which featured the single “What a Wonderful World,” a cover of Armstrong’s song.
Armstrong lived a rough life but used his musical talents to socially transgress. As Armstrong’s career progressed he was widely regarded as an influential singer of music in general and he was one of the first African American singers whose skin color was secondary to his talent. Louis Armstrong’s …show more content…
Similar to how “What a Wonderful World” was intended to make light on the turmoil in society at the time, The Ramones had a way of spinning social issues into absurdity and they were a fun band that never took themselves too seriously. In 1996 the band split up and Joey set out to record a solo record. At this time Joey was sick with lymphoma and was in and out of the hospital while recording this album. Its amazing that even with such a deadly form of cancer he was able to record the joyous vocals for his cover “What a Wonderful World.” That all boils down to how light-hearted and carefree he was as a person. His cover of this song displays how happy he was at the end of his life. Ramone sings the lead vocals, Daniel Rey plays the electric guitar and sings backup vocals, Joe McGinty is on the keyboard, Andy Shernoff is on the bass and also sings backup vocals, and Marky Ramone plays the drums. Together they turned “What a Wonderful World” into a rocking and touching