Place artists famous in the 1920s and 1930s next to the correct description.

Question

Duke Ellington
Louis Armstrong
Zora Neale Hurston
Ella Fitzgerald
most successful black woman author of her time
pianist and influential jazz composer who played with his orchestra in Harlem
New Orleans jazz superstar who began playing his cornet on riverboats and became a famous cornet player and singer who earned the nickname Satchmo.
famous jazz singer called the "The First Lady of Song"

Answer 1

Here are the artists matched with the correct descriptions:

• Duke Ellington: pianist and influential jazz composer who played with his orchestra in Harlem
• Louis Armstrong: New Orleans jazz superstar who began playing his cornet on riverboats and became a famous cornet player and singer who earned the nickname Satchmo.
• Zora Neale Hurston: most successful black woman author of her time
• Ella Fitzgerald: famous jazz singer called the "The First Lady of Song"