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School Drop Out
Drops out of Fisk School for Boys and stars to earn a living singing on the streets. Joe "King" Oliver, teaches him how to play the cornet. -
1st Cornet
Armstrong gets a loan from his Jewish Family he moved in with. Buys his 1st Cornet. -
Lessons
Takes Cornet lessons. -
1st Gig
Return to live with his Mother. Gets 1st gig at a Night Club. -
1st Band
Plays Brass Bands on the riverboats of New Orelands. -
Kid ory Band.
Playes with the Kid Ory Band. -
Tuxedo Brass Band
Became 2nd trumprt for the Tuxedo Brass band. -
Sheet Music
Learns to read sheet music. -
Creole Jazz Band
Joins Creole Jazz band in Chicago. -
Hoagy
Meets Hoagy Carmichael. -
Fletcher Henderson
Joins Fletcher Henderson Band in Harmel. -
Hot 5
Forms Hot 5 band. -
Louis Armstrong and the Stompers
Forms the Louis Armstrong and the Stompers band. -
Cotton Club
Plays at the New Cotton Club. -
Ex-Flame
Appears in his first movie called Ex-Flame. -
Recording Artist
Records with the Mills Brothers, Louis Jordan and Tommey Porsey. -
Pennies
Appears in the movie Pennies from Heaven with Bing Crosby. -
Radio
Becomes the 1st Black to host an international sponcered radio broadcast. -
All-Stars
Armstrong forms a six piece group called the all-stars. -
LP Charts
Reaches the top 10 of the LP charts with "Satchmo" at symphony hall. -
Ghana's Independance
Plays at a concert for Ghana's Independance, which was attended by more than 100,000 Louis Armstrong fans. -
Health Problems
Heart Attack effects his music career. -
Records his last hit.
Records his last hit, what a wonderful world. -
Hello Dolly
Appears in the movie Hello Dolly with Batbra Streisand. -
Death
Dies on July 6 1971 at Corona, Queens NY.
