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「拟声唱法」之父路易斯．阿姆斯壮与威玛．米得雷顿在纽约卡内基音乐厅表演
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爵士巨人路易斯．阿姆斯壮出生了
1901年8月4日
路易斯．阿姆斯壮发明的这种唱腔，被称作为「拟声唱法」 (scat
singing) 。这种唱法比较像是以乐器即兴创作曲调。拟声唱法和一般歌唱必须唱出真正的文字不同，前者是用无意义的声音来搭配旋律。阿姆斯壮的拟声表演与他浑厚的歌声，和他小号演奏的功力一样相当有名。他和另外一位有名的爵士与拟声歌手爱拉．费兹杰罗 (Ella
Fitzgerald) 共同录制了许多歌曲。
除了这些成就之外，路易斯．阿姆斯壮也是音乐排行榜年纪最大的榜首的纪录保持人。在他63岁的时候，他的唱片哈啰，朵丽 (Hello,
Dolly，和音乐剧同名) 还跃居排行榜冠军。更让人惊讶的是，他在1964年击败「披头四」 (Beatles) 登上排行榜冠军！路易斯．阿姆斯壮成为一代巨星之前，历经了一段相当长久的贫穷之路。
The new style of singing that Louis Armstrong pioneered was called "scat." Scat singing is a lot like improvising on a musical instrument. Instead of singing real words, with scat one sings nonsense words to the melody. Armstrong became as famous for his scat singing and gravelly voice as his trumpet playing. He recorded many songs with another jazz great and scat singer, Ella Fitzgerald.
In addition to all of his accomplishments, Louis Armstrong holds the record for being the oldest artist ever to have a Number 1 record. He accomplished this when he was 63 years old with his version of the song "Hello, Dolly," from the musical of the same name. What is even more extraordinary is that he reached Number 1 in 1964 by toppling the Beatles from the top of the charts! Louis Armstrong had come a long way from his poor Louisiana beginnings.
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