Louis Armstrong street and stuck them into his mouth to prevent bigger children from stealing them. Someone dubbed him "satchel mouth" for his mouth acting as a satchel. Another tale is that because of his large mouth, he was nicknamed "satchel mouth" which was shortened to "Satchmo". Early on he was also known as "Dipper", short for "Dippermouth", a reference to the piece "Dippermouth Blues". and something of a riff on his unusual embouchure. The nickname "Pops" came from Armstrong's own tendency to forget people's names and simply call them "Pops" instead. The nickname was turned on Armstrong himself. It was used
Gwyn Jay Allen with them, live performances and eventually a solo single released in 2000 through Basement Jaxx's label, Atlantic Jaxx. In 2002 he was the opening act for American gospel singer Kirk Franklin at a concert Franklin held at Royal Albert Hall where he released his debut album “Land of Milk and Money”. Gwyn’s second album "I Love Louis – A Creole Tribute to Louis Armstrong" was released in 2006 and features Grammy Award Winner Trumpeter Roy Hargrove. This is the first vocal tribute of its kind to the great Jazz giant. Allen has also written the musical “Satchmo” together with the