When you think of Louis Armstrong you probably think of a jolly middle-aged man

who can play the cornet like no one else, a man who had it all, a man who had the good

life. Well, Louis was not always that lucky. From childhood to his adulthood, Louis

Armstrong changed much as a person and a musician. He worked very hard to become

what he became and did not let anything get in the way of becoming a musician. In this

paper, you will read about how Louis Armstrong became one of the most influential

Louis Armstrong's childhood was not of the normal childhoods most of us have

had. He had a very hard and painful childhood. He was treated very harshly by his family

and the people around him. His mother did not even care enough to keep his birth

certificate. That is why no one is really sure of Louis's birthdate ,but people believe he

was born around 1898, in New Orleans. Around Louis's time of birth, many blacks were

confined to live in the slums. The slums were in a way like ghettos. They were very poor,

dirty areas where people who hadn't much money would live. In the slums, there was

much violence, drug circulation and prostitution. The onl

support his family. Also, Louis was starting to notice music. He always would admire the

musicians though he was not yet good enough. As Louis would sit in and play with the

his memory. A memorial service followed which President Nixon attended and spoke at.

marching bands that would come booming down the streets and the blues that would

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