Louis Armstrong
publication date: Tuesday, June 21, 2016 (part of Summer 2016)
category: 
Music
clue: You can say this famous trumpeter's name as "Louie" or "Lewis," but you can't say that jazz would have been the same without him.
explanation: Armstrong's name was commonly pronounced both ways. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, and Joanna Woods
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