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LOUIS ARMSTRONG

Louis Armstrong was born on July 4th 1901 in New Orleans,Louisiana. Louis Armstrong's childhood idol, Bunk jones,taught Louis to play cornet without reading music. Armstrong first played a cigar box guitar. He traveled to many places like Europe,Africa, and South america. His top hits were Hello Dolly and What a Wonderful World. His trumpet playing made him for most of his pieces. At one point his albums outsold the Beatles'. Louis Armstrong died July 6th 1971.

sources: red hot jazz.com,wikipedia.com