answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

Because when he was eleven years old, he fired a gun at a new years celebration, and was sent to a colored waif house in New York, and was deemed a juvenile delinquent. It was there that he learned to play the cornet and fell in love with music.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: Why did Louis Armstrong quit going to the Fisk school for Boys?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What was Louis Armstrong's education?

Louis Armstrong attended the Fisk School for Boys from 1906 - 1912. He dropped out of the Fisk School for Boys to earn a living singing on the streets of New Orleans with a quartet.


When did Louis Armstrong go to the Fisk school for Boys?

When he was six years.


Where did Louis Armstrong go to a school for boys that were too young to be in jail?

a reform school


Where did Louis Armstrong go to highschool?

Louis Armstrong did not attend high school; he dropped out of school altogether at the age of eleven.


Where is the fisk school for boys?

It was at 507 S. Franklin Avenue, which is now Loyola Avenue, in New Orleans, Louisiana. Louis Armstrong attended school there until he dropped out at the age of 11.


What was Louis Armstrong first job?

As a child he worked at odd jobs and sang in a boys' quartet.


Is joe Armstrong married?

Billie Joe Armstrong is married, has 2 children who are boys. He is married to Adrienne Armstrong.


When did Louis Braille get tuberculosis?

when he was in the frist school for blind most boys got it


What has the author Michael Louis Inchausti written?

Michael Louis Inchausti has written: 'The participation in school athletics by delinquent boys' -- subject- s -: Juvenile delinquency


Did Neil Armstrong have two girls or two boys?

I think he had two boys.


What does apprentice colonies mean?

in the 1700's going to school was not a priority for many children.instead of going to school the boys would learn to do their father's trades.....


Can girls enter in Coláiste Mhuire Mullingar school?

It is a school for boys, so there are no girls.It is a school for boys, so there are no girls.It is a school for boys, so there are no girls.It is a school for boys, so there are no girls.It is a school for boys, so there are no girls.It is a school for boys, so there are no girls.It is a school for boys, so there are no girls.It is a school for boys, so there are no girls.It is a school for boys, so there are no girls.It is a school for boys, so there are no girls.It is a school for boys, so there are no girls.