Legendary Jazz Musician Louis Armstrong Serenades Wife at Great Sphinx of Giza

Louis Armstrong, also known as Satchmo, was a legendary American trumpeter and vocalist whose career spanned five decades and multiple eras in the history of jazz. He received numerous accolades for his music, including a Grammy for Best Male Vocal Performance for “Hello Dolly” and a posthumous Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1972.

Armstrong’s fame as a musician took him worldwide, including in Egypt, where he was photographed in front of the pyramids and the Great Sphinx of Giza, serenading his wife in 1961. One of the most recognizable statues in the world, the Sphinx is also the oldest known monumental sculpture in Egypt.