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100 1 a| Bergreen, Laurence.=| ^A123723;

245 10 a| Louis Armstrong :b| an extravagant life /c| Laurence Bergreen.;

250 a| First edition.;

300 a| 564 pages, 16 pages of plates :b| illustrations ;c| 25 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes discography: pages 499-518.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-522) and index.;

505 0 a| Overture -- Perdido Street blues -- Mahogany Hall stomp -- Ain't misbehavin' -- Coal cart blues -- Hotter than that -- Lazy river -- Chicago breakdown -- Dippermouth blues -- T.N.T. -- Big butter and egg man -- S.O.L. blues -- Song of the vipers -- Public melody number one -- What did I do to be so black and blue? -- High society -- Didn't he ramble?;

520 a| Louis Armstrong was the founding father of jazz and one of this century's towering cultural figures. His musical innovation and exuberance made him a household name, yet the full story of his extravagant life has never been told. Now, drawing on a vast, previously unexplored archive of Armstrong's writings and recordings, acclaimed biographer Laurence Bergreen presents an intimate, provocative, and definitive portrait of the legendary Pied Piper of American music.;

600 10 a| Armstrong, Louis,d| 1901-1971.=| ^A408026;

650 0 a| Jazz musiciansz| United Statesv| Biography.=| ^A413048;

650 0 a| African American jazz musiciansv| Biography.=| ^A512243;

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Louis Armstrong : an extravagant life / Laurence Bergreen.

Author/creator	Bergreen, Laurence
Format	Book
Edition	First edition.
Publication Info	New York : Broadway Books, ©1997.
Description	564 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects	Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971. Jazz musicians--United States. --Biography. African American jazz musicians--Biography.

Contents	Overture -- Perdido Street blues -- Mahogany Hall stomp -- Ain't misbehavin' -- Coal cart blues -- Hotter than that -- Lazy river -- Chicago breakdown -- Dippermouth blues -- T.N.T. -- Big butter and egg man -- S.O.L. blues -- Song of the vipers -- Public melody number one -- What did I do to be so black and blue? -- High society -- Didn't he ramble?
Abstract	Louis Armstrong was the founding father of jazz and one of this century's towering cultural figures. His musical innovation and exuberance made him a household name, yet the full story of his extravagant life has never been told. Now, drawing on a vast, previously unexplored archive of Armstrong's writings and recordings, acclaimed biographer Laurence Bergreen presents an intimate, provocative, and definitive portrait of the legendary Pied Piper of American music.
Local note	Little-303065--305131008536Z
Bibliography note	Includes discography: pages 499-518.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 519-522) and index.
LCCN	97013146
ISBN	0553067680 (hc)

Louis Armstrong : an extravagant life / Laurence Bergreen.

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