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The best I can do is stay happy.
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
Louisiana
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Louis Daniel Armstrong
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White folks still in the lead.
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I don't need words. It's all in the phrasing.
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