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How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star

How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star

Fresh Air · NPR

July 4, 202545m 19s

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Author Ricky Riccardi says Armstrong's innovations as a trumpeter and vocalist helped set the entire soundtrack of the 20th century. His book about Armstrong's early life is Stomp Off, Let's Go.

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