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It ain't whatcha say, it's the way howcha say it.
Louis Armstrong
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Louis Armstrong
Age: 69 †
Born: 1901
Born: August 4
Died: 1971
Died: July 6
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New Orleans
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Louis Daniel Armstrong
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