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Birth
Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans Louisinana, to Mayann, and Willie Armstrong. Throughout his life, Louis claimed that his birth date was July 4, 1900, but documents found after his death confirmed the actual date to be August 4, 1901. -
Put in the Colored Waif's home for boys
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Waif's home band for boys
He performs on the streets with his band for almost two years. His first instument was his voice then he gets put in the percussion section and he finally learns how to play the cornet. -
Performs all over New Orleans
Meets Joe Oliver, one of the most finest trompet players in New Orleans in that time. Joe Oliver becomes his mentor and teacher. He also plays all over New Orleans with the band of Honky Tonks made by Joe Oliver. -
Joe and Louis Join the Kid Ory's Orchestra
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Daisy Parker
Louis Armstrong gets married to Daisy Parker. -
Fate Marble´s Orchestra
For the firts time of his life, Louis left New Orleans to play all over the Mississipi River. -
Oliver´s band
he joins Oliver's band and they move to Chicago. Louis also divorces his wife. -
First recording in Chicago
King Oliver (Joe Oliver) band, recorded in Chicago at Gennett studios Richmond, Indiana. -
Lilian Hardin
Louis marries Lilian Hardin a pianist, quits Joe Oliver´s band, and moves to New York to join Fletcher Orchestra in Ney York City with Lilian. -
Louis makes hot five
Louis records his first record in NY, with his new band. -
Louis record West End Blues
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Louis performs at Coney inn
Louis performs with Carrol Dickeson Orchestra.
Tommy Rockwell becomes Louis manager and he records Ain´t misbehavin and I can´t give you anything but Love. -
First European trip
Louis perofroms all over europe and separates from his wife. he gets a new manager, Johnny Collins. -
Performs through the United states and London
Louis performs in Nebraska, Indiana, Ililinois, and Kentucky, and then he retrns to London and more than ten thousand people came to watch him. -
Joe Glaser
Joe Glaser is Louis new manager but Joe dieed in 1969. -
Alpha Smith
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US and Canada
Louis performs in Alabama, Canada, Mississipi, Georgia, Illinios, South Carolina and Florida. -
Lucille Wilson
Louis divorces Alpha Smith and Marries Lucille Wilson -
Settling down
Lucille and him buy a house in New Yorck city, -
Around the world
Louis does a world tour to the Hawaii Islands, Canda,Itally Switcherland, Scandivadia, Africa and Belguim. -
Ambassador for the U.S Deparment, and Pepsi Cola
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Hello Dolly
Hello Dolly becomes the U.S number one hit back then. -
His Death
Two days after his birthday of turning 70, Louis Armstrong passed away and on July 8 more than 30,000 mourners solemnly file past his casket at the Seventh Regiment Armory.