New Orleans History -- Lake Pontchartrain
Friday, October 04, 2024
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1964 - Louis Armstrong hit the top of the pop charts for the first time in his career with

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Louis Armstrong, who popularized jazz on an international level, was born in
New Orleans in 1900 (some say 1901) and died in 1971. He began his career around
1915 as a teenager. 'West End Blues' was one of Armstrong's songs which featured
the local scene.


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