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“Louis Armstrong was the epitome of jazz and always will be” (“Louis Armstrong Quotations” Np). This quote, by Duke Ellington, is the frank truth about Louis Armstrong. Jazz is a form of music that has been defining itself over the ages. This music form ....

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.... of Jazz. The American tale of rags to riches is defined by the life and development of Louis Armstrong. Armstrong was born into a childhood of challenges and struggles. He was born poor and illegitimate in New Orleans on the fourth of August 1901. In addition to his hardships, Armstrong was forced to grow up lacking a fatherly figure. Due to this, Armstrong’s main support through out his childhood is accredited to his mother (Ward 16). As a child, Armstrong was introduced to and guided through music by his only fatherly figure and mentor, Joe “King” Oliver. Oliver was not only Armstrong’s favorite musician during his childhood, bu ....