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The real Louis Armstrong makes an appearance at the Hollywood Wax Museum.HOLLYWOOD (196S something brand new has been added to the Hollywood scene—another wax museum. This one is called Tussaud’s Hollywood wax museum and it is run by an Indian Sikh named Spoony Singh. Though it carries the name of the famed Tussaud tallow temple in London, there is no formal association.WAX FIGURES:Shirley Temple, Louis Armstrong, Mary Pickford, Greta Garbo, Frankenstein (many others)Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901Ìý– July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo, Satch or Pops, was an American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz. His career spanned five decades, from the 1920s to the 1960s, and different eras in jazz. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an "inventive" trumpet and cornet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence in jazz, shifting the focus of the music from collective improvisation to solo performance. With his instantly recognizable gravelly voice, Armstrong was also an influential singer, demonstrating great dexterity as an improviser, bending the lyrics and melody of a song for expressive purposes. He was also skilled at scat singing.Renowned for his charismatic stage presence and voice almost as much as for his trumpet playing, Armstrong's influence extends well beyond jazz, and by the end of his career in the 1960s, he was widely regarded as a profound influence on popular music in general.