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How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star

1999.867 - 2018.184 Ricky Riccardi

So Armstrong made it through the entire Waldorf gig, two shows a night for two weeks. And two days later, he had a major heart attack, ended up in the hospital for almost eight weeks and ended up passing away in July of 71. So it really is his last stand. And it really is also, to me, him going out on his shield.

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