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Jazz is what I play for a living.
Louis Armstrong
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Louis Armstrong
Age: 69 †
Born: 1901
Born: August 4
Died: 1971
Died: July 6
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Louis Daniel Armstrong
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I don't let my mouth say nothin' my head can't stand.
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You see, pops, that's the kind of talk that's ruining the music. Everyone's trying to do something new, no one trying to learn the fundamentals first. All them young cats playing their wierd chords. And what happens? No one's working.
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I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right - shame on you.
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Unless you know what it is I ain't never going to be able to explain it to you.
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White folks still in the lead.
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