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    • Louis Armstrong - NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Tommy Haas of Germany returns a shot against Fernando Verdasco of Spain at Louis Armstrong Stadium during day six of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 5, 2009 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
    • Louis Armstrong - NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 05: Novak Djokovic of Serbia serves to Jesse Witten of the United States at Louis Armstrong Stadium during day six of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 5, 2009 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
    • Louis Armstrong - NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 03: A general view from Louis Armstrong Stadium with Arthur Ashe Stadium in the background during day four of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 3, 2009 in Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
    • Louis Armstrong - NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 03: A general view from Louis Armstrong Stadium with Arthur Ashe Stadium in the background during day four of the 2009 U.S. Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on September 3, 2009 in Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City.
    • Louis Armstrong - With much of the check-in equipment closed and weather proofed, a Delta Airlines customer (L) tries to check-in with Ticket Agent Craig Allen (C) at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport as employees prepare for Hurricane Gustav in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 31, 2008. More than a million people fled Louisiana as killer Hurricane Gustav on Sunday roared toward New Orleans, a fragile US coastal city still deeply scarred by the devastating 2005 Katrina storm. Highways out of New Orleans have been crammed since before dawn as people scurried to escape a monster storm that could slam the Louisiana coast as early as midday Monday.
    • Louis Armstrong - Delta Airlines ticket agent Craig Allen (L) weather proofs computers at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport as employees prepare for Hurricane Gustav in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 31, 2008. More than a million people fled Louisiana as killer Hurricane Gustav on Sunday roared toward New Orleans, a fragile US coastal city still deeply scarred by the devastating 2005 Katrina storm. Highways out of New Orleans have been crammed since before dawn as people scurried to escape a monster storm that could slam the Louisiana coast as early as midday Monday.
    • Louis Armstrong - With many flights cancelled ahead of Hurricane Gustav, a travellerlooks over departure times at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 31, 2008. More than a million people fled Louisiana as killer Hurricane Gustav on Sunday roared toward New Orleans, a fragile US coastal city still deeply scarred by the devastating 2005 Katrina storm. Highways out of New Orleans have been crammed since before dawn as people scurried to escape a monster storm that could slam the Louisiana coast as early as midday Monday.
    • Louis Armstrong - Passengers await transportation after their flights were cancelations due to Hurricane Gustav at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport August 31, 2008. More than a million people fled Louisiana as killer Hurricane Gustav on Sunday roared toward New Orleans, a fragile US coastal city still deeply scarred by the devastating 2005 Katrina storm. Highways out of New Orleans have been crammed since before dawn as people scurried to escape a monster storm that could slam the Louisiana coast as early as midday Monday.
    • Louis Armstrong - US President George W. Bush (R) shakes hands with New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin (C) and Congressman William Jefferson (L), D-LA, upon arriving at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans, Louisiana, August 20, 2008.
    • Louis Armstrong - US President George W. Bush (R) puts on a hat given to him by New Olreans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (L) upon arriving at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans on August 20, 2008.
    • Louis Armstrong - US President George W. Bush (C) shakes hands with New Olreans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (2nd L) and runningback Deuce McAllister (L), as New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin (R), Congressman William Jefferson (2nd R), D-LA, and Gulf Coast Recovery Genral Doug O'Dell (3rd R) look on, upon arriving at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans on August 20, 2008.
    • Louis Armstrong - US President George W. Bush (C) stands with New Orleans Saints Quaterback Drew Brees (R) and Runningback Deuce McAllister after arriving at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport on August 20, 2008.
    • Louis Armstrong - US President George W. Bush greets guests after arriving on Air Force One at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Kenner, Louisiana, on April 21, 2008. Bush is in New Orleans, Louisiana, to meet with his counterparts from Canada and Mexico while hosting the North American Leaders' Summit.
    • Louis Armstrong - Jazz musician Louis Armstrong is seen on a mural in Hollywood,California 04 December 2006. Until the 1960s, public murals in Los Angeles were few and far between, isolated instances of commemoration or appreciation. Los Angeles is one of the world's mural capitals. Murals that serve as significant area landmarks have been created by both famous and anonymous artists. AFP PHOTO GABRIEL BOUYS (Photo credit should read GABRIEL BOUYS/AFP/Getty Images)
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    Biography

    Louis Armstrong was the first important soloist to emerge in jazz, and he became the most influential musician in the music's history. As a trumpet virtuoso, his playing, beginning with the 1920s studio recordings made with his Hot Five and Hot Seven ensembles, charted a future for jazz in highly imaginative, emotionally charged improvisation. For this, he is revered by jazz fans. But Armstrong ...more
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