Q:Facts: - instrument: fiddle , mandolin , guitar , vocals - years active: 1920s -- 1990s - birth name: william howard taft armstrong - origin: dayton , tennessee , united states - death date: 30 july 2003 - genre: country blues - alias: louie bluie - birth date: 4 march 1909 - name: howard armstrong - background: solo_singer - death place: boston , massachusetts , united states - associated acts: the tennessee chocolate drops martin , bogan and armstrong Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of howard armstrong -lrb- musician -rrb- .
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howard '' louie bluie '' armstrong -lrb- march 4 , 1909 -- july 30 , 2003 -rrb- was an african american string band and country blues musician , who played fiddle , mandolin , and guitar and also sang .he was also a notable visual artist and raconteur .