Louis and his wife got divorce in 1938. He then marriedAlpha his third wife. However they divorced for yearslater.For the next nine years the Louis’s band kept touringand making records. But as the 50’s began to approach thepeople’s liking for jazz shifted away from the sounds ofthe Swing Era. The Louis Armsrong Orchestra began to looktired and record and concert sales were on the decline. In 1947, Glaser fired the orchestra and formed the LouisArmstrong Allstars. The band was very popular worldwide. In a 1955-56 tour through Europe he got the title of“The Ambassador of Jazz” when he played for royalty. Asong most recognizable that Louis played to people who donot know his music very well is “What a Wonderful World”. Not only did Louis have a Musical career but he also had astar role in the movie Hello, Dolly. Many people loved towatch Louis play because he such great showmanship. Hewas a great performer and he attracted all different sortsof people to his shows. Louis’s health began to fail him,and he had to be hospitalized many times in the remainingthree years of his life. On July 6, 1971 Louis Armstrong diedin his sleep in his home in Queens, New York....
