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questions for louis armstrong

Question #1

What inspired you to be a Jazz Artist?

Answer #1

I loved music as a child. and i felt that i was telling my whole story when i was playing Jazz.

Question #2

What was your childhood like?

Answer #2

It was pretty hard. I was born into a poor family in New Orleans and i was the grandson of slaves. I went to Fisk School for boys and heard my first creole music. I also worked as a paper boy. I hung out in dance halls alot and learned some moves. i dropeed out of school at 11 and joined a boys quartet that sang for money. In this quartet i was taught to play the trumpet. I guess i had an okay childhood . i worked and learned for most of my young life.

Question #3

Tell us about your family.

Answer #3

Well, i married my wonderful wife, Daisy, in 1918. I adopted my first child, clarence, when he was 3 years old.

Question #4

When were you born?

Answer #4

I was born in 1901.

although i was not a slave, i was born in a time of severe racial hatred and my grandfather was a slave.

Question #5

Is it true you attended reform school?

Answer #5

Yes, at the age of 12, on new year's i fired a gun in the air and was sent to reform school where i learned to play the cornet. i was released at 14.

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