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  • Hey, it is time to have fun with learning and today we are learning about a man who

  • is known as a talented musician named Louis Armstrong.

  • When I start my day I love listening to music.

  • So when it comes to musicians they are my favorite.

  • Louis Armstrong was a famous trumpeter, bandleader, singer, soloist, film star and comedian.

  • Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901, in New Orleans, Louisiana.

  • Armstrong had a tough childhood after being abandoned by his father, and his mother not

  • being around leaving him with his grandmother.

  • After getting into trouble Armstrong was sent to a home for boys, where he soon learn how

  • to play music and fell in love from there.

  • Armstrong would later leave New Orleans to play music with King Oliver, the Fletcher

  • Henderson Orchestra, and other top bands.

  • In 1936, he became the first African-American jazz musician to write an autobiography: Swing

  • That Music.

  • Also in 1936, Armstrong became the first African-American jazz musician featured in a major Hollywood

  • movie with, "Pennies from Heaven," starring Bing Crosby.

  • In the 1940s and early '50s, Louis Armstrong made many popular songs, including "Blueberry

  • Hill," "That Lucky Old Sun," "A Kiss to Build a Dream On" and "I Get Ideas."

  • Louis Armstrong was well known, but many people knew him by his nickname.

  • Louis Armstrong had many nicknames including, "Satchmo," "Pops" and, later, "Ambassador

  • Satch."

  • Louis Armstrong performed all over the world in the 1950s and '60s, including throughout

  • Europe, Africa, and Asia.

  • The life of Louis Armstrong came to an end on July 6, 1971, where he died in Corona Queens,

  • New York.

  • Well, that is all for me with a mini biography on Louis Armstrong, known around the world

  • for making some good music.

Hey, it is time to have fun with learning and today we are learning about a man who

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