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Musicians don't retire they stop when there's no more music in them.
Louis Armstrong
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Louis Armstrong
Age: 69 †
Born: 1901
Born: August 4
Died: 1971
Died: July 6
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I don't let my mouth say nothin' my head can't stand.
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