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How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star

2688.892 - 2710.543 Ricky Riccardi

And Heart Full of Rhythm tells the story of Armstrong becoming the first black pop star and dealing with these Tin Pan Alley songs. And for me, if I... If you ask me to name 10 Armstrong songs, I couldn't do it. Oxford University Press asked me to do that. And I asked them if I can do 20. And we negotiated down to 12 because I couldn't cut anything.

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