1. The Story of Louis Armstrong & His Music By Steven Tausinga

2.   Birth: August 4 th, 1901 New Orleans, Louisiana  The Karnofsky’s Gift  Reform School Lessons  Joe “King” Oliver Childhood

3. Tidbit Louis Armstrong wore the Star of David emblem across his neck for the rest of his life in remembrance of the Karnofsky’s, who gifted him his very first cornet as a child.

4.   The Storiville Start  The Fate Marable’s Band (St. Louis)  The Creole Jazz Band (Chicago)  Tour de Europe Rise to Fame

5. Tidbit One of the main reasons Louis Armstrong decided to tour Europe was because of the effect the major mob wars were having on the night club scene.

6.   Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra  The Louis Armstrong All-stars  “Ambassador Satch”  Death in Brooklyn Legacy

7. Tidbit Armstrong eventually became an advocate for American goodwill across the globe, picking up the nickname of “Ambassador Satch”. During this period, he traveled across four continents with the help of the State Department.

8.   The Gumbo Effect in Louisiana  African Roots  Creole Roots  A New Spell Jazz Roots

9. Tidbit The earliest example of the “gumbo effect” on Louisiana took place in mid-19th century, when Louis Moreau Gottschalk (a Creole) composed “La Bomboula- Danse Negre,” a classical piece combined with African Voodoo rhythms.

10.   Armstrong, Louis. Louis Armstrong, in his own words: Selected writings. Oxford University Press, 2001.  Giddins, Gary, and Louis Armstrong. Satchmo: the genius of Louis Armstrong. Da Capo Press, 2009.  Jazz: a film by Ken Burns. PBS Home Video, 2004.  Sales, Grover. Jazz: America's classical music. Da Capo Press, 1984.  Fiehrer, Thomas. "From quadrille to stomp: The Creole origins of jazz." Popular Music 10.01 1991. Bibliography