1901-1971

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1901-1971

Just a lucky so and so

the story of Louis Armstrong
Relates the story of jazz innovator Louis Armstong's rise from street waif to international superstar.

Walt Disney's ultimate inventor

the genius of Ub Iwerks
Photographs and personal memories celebrate the career of American animator and inventor Ub Iwerks.
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Jazz bands

Readers learn about jazz bands and the participants in them.
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Magic tree house fact & fiction

Collects "Ghosts" and "A Good Night for Ghosts" in which Jack and Annie must travel back in time to New Orleans in 1915 to help a teenaged Louis Armstrong fulfill his destiny and become the "King of Jazz.".
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A good night for ghosts

Jack and Annie must travel back in time to New Orleans in 1915 to help a teenaged Louis Armstrong fulfill his destiny and become the "King of Jazz.".
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Louis Armstrong

king of jazz
Describes the life and accomplishments of the jazz trumpeter who was nicknamed Satchmo.
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Jazz

Using archival footage, historic photographs, filmed performances, and recorded interviews with musicians and historians, this ten part documentary series explores the history of jazz and its influence on American music.

Who was Louis Armstrong?

Presents a short study of singer, songwriter, and jazz musician Louis Armstrong and chronicles his childhood in New Orleans and rise in the entertainment industry.

Just a lucky so and so

the story of Louis Armstrong
Looks at the life of jazz musician Louis Armstrong.

A horn for Louis

Presents an account of the young life of jazz legend Louis Armstrong, in simple text with illustrations, describing how he grew up in New Orleans and learned to play the trumpet.

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