1901-1971

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1901-1971

When Louis Armstrong taught me scat

2008
After dancing to music on the radio before she goes to bed, a young girl learns how to sing scat when Louis Armstrong comes to her in a dream. Includes facts about Louis Armstrong and scat singing.

If I only had a horn

young Louis Armstrong
1997
Relates how the famous jazz trumpeter began his musical career, as a poor boy in New Orleans, by singing songs on street corners and playing a battered cornet in a marching band.

Louis Armstrong and the Jazz Age

2005
An account of the famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong and his times.

Louis Armstrong

2004
Presents a brief biography of jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong, describing his childhood, his early life in New Orleans, his achievements, struggles, and legacy.

Play, Louis, play!

the true story of a boy and his horn
2010
Recounts the childhood of Louis Armstrong in New Orleans from the perspective of his horn.

Louis Armstrong's New Orleans

2006
A narrative of the early life of jazz artist Louis Armstrong describing his impoverished childhood, Jim Crow legislation, vigilante terrorism, and how his life was shaped by the culturally rich African-American traditions of New Orleans.

Louis Armstrong

jazz musician
2001
A biography of the African American musician, nicknamed Satchmo, who had a major impact on the development of jazz music and was in several movies including "Hello Dolly.".

A good night for ghosts

2009
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.".

The Louis Armstrong you never knew

2004
Presents the biography of legendary jazz artist, Louis Armstrong and profiles his life from his early childhood in New Orleans to his international fame as a jazz trumpeter.

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