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Birth
Shortly afterward, he moves in with his grandmother, Josephine Armstrong -
Beatrice is born
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Moves back with his mother, where he must take care of his sister
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Tries to find ways of making money, and buys Cornet
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quits school to focus on making money
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Performs on street and meets several musicians
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Sent to Colored Waif's Home
11 year old Armstrong shot a pistol in the air and was sent to a reformatory for troubled black youths -
Left The Colored Waif's home
After 14 months he returned home -
Works under Joe "King" Oliver
Accurate date unavailable. He did errands and did certain gigs in Oliver's place for some time -
America joins WW1
Louis was too young to go into the war. Many New Orleans musicians went north, some went to Chicago, but Louis stayed in new orleans -
Became popular in the New Orleans Music Circuit
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Hired to play on riverboat
Fate Marable hires him to play on his riverboat -
Armstrong quits riverboat gig
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Plays in band led by King Oliver
Accurate date unavailable. The band was the Creole Jazz Band.Played second Cornet. Through oliver he meets his second wife named Lil Hardin who urged him to leave Oliver's band, to reach his potential. -
Quits with Oliver
quits and takes another job for another Chicago band where he plays first trumpet -
Called the worlds greatest trumpet player
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recieved a record deal in New York
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becomes well known in US and Europe
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Appears in several movies
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Moves to Los Angeles
With the great dpression everyone looked for work. He made a fresh start by making movies. His first film was called Ex-Flame -
Suspended and arested for marijuana possesion
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He tours the US and Europe
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Plays for King George V of england
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Forms Louis and the Allstars
a 6 piece band that played New Orleans style Jazz -
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Toured Japan and Africa with Louis and the All Stars
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faces criticism for speaking against racial discrimination
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Touring in Italy
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Has first heart attack
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Hello Dolly is his first song to reach the top of the charts
After more than 50 years of performing he finally gets a number one song -
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Kidney and heart problems arose
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Death
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Dies of heart attack