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