1. Louis Armstrong and Contemporary Popular Music
... of his fans, a few to the point where they boycotted his performances. Armstrong would have appreciated modern Hip-Hop because the creators of the music are enabled to state their actual feelings in their own words without fear of ruining their careers. The ability to state his opinions and be a ... popular performer would have excited Armstrong greatly. For example the popular music artists Macklemore & Ryan Lewis created a song about an extremely polarizing issue, gay marriage named "Same Love." This song offended some people, yet ... from being played on YouTube 95 million times (Sne...
- Word Count: 619
- Approx Pages: 2
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Undergraduate