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Louis Armstrong (nicknamed Satchmo or Pops) was born on August 4, 1903 in New Orleans, and he died on July 6, 1971 in New York. He was born into a very poor family. He spent his youth in proverty, in a very tough neighborhood of Uptown New Orleans, as his father, William Armstrong 1881-1922, abandond the family when his son was an infant and took up with another woman. Armstrong was greatly skilled with scat singing.He played the trumpet and the cornet.He attended at Fisk School for Boys. On March 18,1918 Louis married Daisy Parker from Genta Louisiana. They adopyed a 3 year old boy, Clarence Armstrong, whose mother, Louis' cousin Flora, died soon after birth. Some of his most popular records were "Hello Dolly" and "Ain't Misbehavin".In 1937 Armstrong substituted for Rudy Vallee on the CBS radio network and became the **first** African American to host a sponsored,national brodcast. Armstrong got his first dance hall job at Henry's Ponce.Professer Peter Davis self taught Armstrong.Davis made him band leader.Armstrong ended his career in the 1960's.He died at the age 71.He would be 110 years old today.

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