description: Louis Armstrong Louis Armstrong was a man of epic proportions: a musical genius; a brilliant innovator; a showman who rose from poverty to international fame. This "full-bodied portrait of the artist and the man (is) far more interesting than his already colorful legend" ("USA Today"). of photos. Full description
language: English
title: Louis Armstrong : An Extraordinary Life
titlecomplete: Louis Armstrong : An Extraordinary Life
characters: Louis Armstrong
genres: Biography, History, Jazz, Music, Music Biography, American, Nonfiction, United States
ratings_count: 337
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd