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Louis Armstrong by Laurence Bergreen, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

From Laurence Bergreen

Current price: $31.00
Louis Armstrong by Laurence Bergreen, Paperback | Indigo Chapters
Louis Armstrong by Laurence Bergreen, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

Indigo

Louis Armstrong by Laurence Bergreen, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

From Laurence Bergreen

Current price: $31.00
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Size: 1.3 x 8.5 x 1.5

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Louis Armstrong was the founding father of jazz and one of this century's towering cultural figures, yet the full story of his extravagant life has never been told. Born in 1901 to the sixteen-year-old daughter of a slave, he came of age among the prostitutes, pimps, and rag-and-bone merchants of New Orleans. He married four times and enjoyed countless romantic involvements in and around his marriages. A believer in marijuana for the head and laxatives for the bowels, he was also a prolific diarist and correspondent, a devoted friend to celebrities from Bing Crosby to Ella Fitzgerald, a perceptive social observer, and, in his later years, an international goodwill ambassador. And, of course, he was a dazzling musician. From the bordellos and honky-tonks of Storyville-New Orleans's red light district-to the upscale nightclubs in Chicago, New York, and Hollywood, Armstrong's stunning playing, gravelly voice, and irrepressible personality captivated audiences and critics alike. Recognized and beloved wherever he went, he nonetheless managed to remain vigorously himself. Now Laurence Bergreen's remarkable book brings to life the passionate, courageous, and charismatic figure who forever changed the face of American music. | Louis Armstrong by Laurence Bergreen, Paperback | Indigo Chapters

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