According to his own self-proclaimed legend, Louis Armstrong invented scat singing on this day February 24, 1926, when, midway through the recording of “Heebie Jeebies,” he accidentally dropped his sheet music on the floor and began improvising nonsense words. Expecting the take to be thrown out, Louis threw inhibition to the wind and inadvertently coined a brand new vocal style.
Ramblings of an unkempt man
