Editing Louis Armstrong (section)

===Riverboat education===
[[File:Fate Marable's New Orleans Band on the S. S. Sidney.jpg|thumb|Armstrong (fourth from left) was a member of [[Fate Marable]]'s New Orleans Band in 1919, shown here on board the S.S. ''Sidney''.]]

Early in his career, Armstrong played in brass bands and [[riverboat]]s in New Orleans, in the late 1910s. He traveled with the band of [[Fate Marable]], which toured on the steamboat ''Sidney'' with the [[Streckfus Steamers]] line up and down the Mississippi River.<ref>{{cite book|title=Jazz on the River|first=William Howland |last=Kenney |location=Chicago|year=2005 |publisher= University of Chicago Press|page=64}}</ref> Marable was proud of Armstrong's musical knowledge, and he insisted that Armstrong and other musicians in his band learn [[sight reading]]. Armstrong described his time with Marable as "going to the University" since it gave him a wider experience working with written [[arrangement]]s. In 1918, Armstrong's mentor, [[King Oliver]], decided to go north and resigned his position in Kid Ory's band; Armstrong replaced him. Armstrong also became the second trumpet for the [[Tuxedo Brass Band]].<ref>Bergreen (1997), p. 142.</ref>

Throughout his riverboat experience, Armstrong's musicianship began to mature and expand. At age 20, he could read music. Armstrong became one of the first jazz musicians to be featured on extended trumpet solos, injecting his own personality and style. Armstrong also started singing in his performances.<ref>Bergreen (1997), p. 170.</ref>