I saw a great special last night on the life of the great Louis Armstrong or "Satchmo", I had always wondered where this nickname came from.
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1. What is Louis Armstrongs nickname "Satchmo" short for and what did it refer to? Satchel Mouth - The
embouchure is the use of facial muscles and the shaping of the lips to the
mouthpiece of a
wind instrument.
2. In what year, where and who first greeted Louis Armstrong with this nickname? The nickname
Satchmo or
Satch is short for
Satchelmouth (describing his
embouchure). In 1932, then Melody Maker magazine editor Percy Brooks greeted Armstrong in London with "Hello, Satchmo!" shortening Satchelmouth (some say unintentionally), and it stuck.
3. Louis Armstrong liked the shortened version of his nickname so much he used it where? On an album title
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