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I'm a spade, you're an ofay. Let's play.

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Louis Armstrong
Age: 69 †
Born: 1901
Born: August 4
Died: 1971
Died: July 6
Actor
Bandleader
Conductor
Film Actor
Film Score Composer
Jazz Musician
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Radio Personality
Recording Artist
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New Orleans
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Louis Daniel Armstrong
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