Fifty years ago, the American trumpeter and singer Louis Armstrong (1901 – 1971), founder of improvised jazz, died. Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis (1926 – 1991) said about his predecessor: “You can’t play anything on a horn that Louis Armstrong hasn’t played.” The general public knows Armstrong for songs like ‘What A Wonderful World’ and ‘When […]
Frank Sinatra
Barack Obama’s playlist
Music plays a major role in the life of former President of the USA Barack Obama. After publishing his autobiography, he shares a playlist with songs that inspired him during his presidency. The list varies from Aretha Franklin, Beyoncé, Stevie Wonder, to the Beatles, Bruce Springsteen and U2. These artists move within a broad spectrum […]