Louis Armstrong : the soundtrack of the American experience / David Stricklin.
2010
ML419.A75 S86 2010 (Mapit)
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Title
Louis Armstrong : the soundtrack of the American experience / David Stricklin.
Author
Stricklin, David, 1952-
ISBN
9781566638364 (alk. paper)
1566638364 (alk. paper)
1566638364 (alk. paper)
Publication Details
Chicago, [Ill.] : Ivan R. Dee, c2010.
Language
English
Description
xiii, 182 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Call Number
ML419.A75 S86 2010
Dewey Decimal Classification
781.65/092 B
Summary
The life story of this great instrumentalist, bandleader, and entertainer illustrates much of the black entertainer's impact on American culture and illuminates how popular culture often intersects with politics and economics. --from publisher description
Note
Includes index.
Series
Library of African-American biography.
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Table of Contents
Humble origins
A rising talent
Hot music in a strange time
An independent musician
Fully free African American
Looking to a new future
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The soundtrack of the American experience.
A rising talent
Hot music in a strange time
An independent musician
Fully free African American
Looking to a new future
International icon
The soundtrack of the American experience.