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How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star

1964.537 - 1983.017 Ricky Riccardi

His doctor, Gary Zucker, basically told him, all right, you can do the gig, but we're going to turn your hotel room basically into a triage at a hospital. And every night before and after each show, I will come in. I'll do your blood pressure. I'll test your vitals. As the gig went on, Lewis started suffering from heart failure.

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