[bgm1975]

You forgot (or missed) the rest of the quote:

> …and the way people sang.

As the article stated, many great artists changed one or the other, but only Louis did both.

[krumpet]

That's not how I interpreted it, but it's a fair point.

[ska]

I think it's pretty clear in context.

More importantly though, Armstrong's influence on instrumentals alone was far broader than Hendrix (who mostly affected how electric guitars were approached in pop music, and a little bit beyond) Hendrix is a giant, absolutely, but not in the same league.