How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star

1180.657 - 1202.028 Ricky Riccardi

And so the Waves Home made him into a musician. It really showed him this is your way out if you take this seriously. And he did. And even though they had this incredible music program, I followed the stories of some of the other kids there and who ended up, you know, shot in the head at the age of 17, who ended up in Sing Sing, who ended up, you know, a well-known pickpocket. And so, yeah.