Lots of people throw themselves so fully into their work that their physical well-being suffers. For example, the term “workaholic” describes someone who is literally addicted to work, in much the same way that an alcoholic is addicted to his drug of choice, and with similar consequences. Likewise, professional athletes often end their careers with injuries that bedevil them for the rest of their lives. These wounds can be anything from an acute injury, like a broken knee that causes pain for decades, to a cumulative set of injuries, such as repeated blows to the head that cause neurological damage.

Musicians, in fact, are not immune to work-related injuries — both acute and cumulative. And one man who is a textbook example, in an almost literal sense, is jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong. As reported by History, the New Orleans native gave it all in every performance, and even as his career and age began to take their toll on his physical health, he continued to perform. The result of his tenacity was a lasting legacy in the world of jazz, as well as a nasty facial injury that, when discussed in medical circles, bears his name.

Louis Armstrong basically destroyed his own lips and got an injury named after him

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