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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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I got a simple rule about everybody. If you don't treat me right - shame on you.
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I don't let my mouth say nothin' my head can't stand.
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I'm a spade, you're an ofay. Let's play.
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I don't need words. It's all in the phrasing.
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White folks still in the lead.
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