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Louis Armstrong was born on the 4th of August, 1901, in New Orleans, LouisianaArmstrongs father abandoned his family and his mother left the children with their grandmotherHe moved back to live with his mother, while attending the Fisk School for BoysTimes were hard and his mother turned to prostitutionLouis Armstrong dropped out of the Fisk School for Boys and started to earn a meagre living singing on the streets of New Orleans with a quartet. A musician named Joe "King" Oliver taught Louis to play the cornetLouis started cornet lessons from professor Peter DavisLouis worked as a coalman during the day and at night he played in a dance hall jobHe played brass bands on the riverboats and steam boats of New OrleansMarch 19th, Louis married Daisy Parker and they adopted a 3- year-old mentally disabled boy who was his cousins sonLouis and daisy got divorcedArmstrong joined an influential hot jazz bandHe formed his own band which ended up going on tourLouis appeared in his first movie, shortly after he was convicted of possession of marjiuanaArmstrong started recording records with well- known musiciansLouis became the first black person to host a sponsored, national radio broadcastWW2 beginsLouis married his fourth wifeWW2 ends and so does the public taste for swing music and Louis formed a six piece groupHe played at a concert with more than 100,000 of his fans attendingArmstrong was hospitalized due to a heart attackHe recorded his last hit, "What a Wonderful World"One of his songs won him a GrammyLouis Armstrong died on July 6th, 1971 (aged 69) in New York
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