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 Louis Armstrong; Ambassador Satchmo By Jean Gray Cornell Laney Fuquay

Louis Armstrong; Anbassador Satchmo is a book by Jean Gay Cornell and illistrated by Victor Mays. Louis Armstrong is an important person that worked hard to get what he wanted, and the thing he wanted most of all was to be in a band and to play the trumpet. He is a wonderful mucision that was raised in a home where he had to work to help his mom pay the rent. He had a very good voice as a young kid, and sang on the streets in the afternoon to earn some extra money. Loui', as they called him, finally got what he wanted when he was sent to an all boys school with a band. He has been playing and practicng ever since.

Louis is a very important person because he worked hard to get what he wanted and once he did, he showed everyone what he was made of. When Loui was young, all he wanted was a trumpet to play on. The way he got it was by working two jobs and saving up his money. The trumpet he got was all bent up and scratched, but he didnt care. He was happy with what he had and always would be.

Louis Armstrong was very patient and gratefull. He saved up his money and waited may years to buy his very first trumpet, but one he got it, he played it and practiced with as much as possible. His mom and sister were very proud of him. His idol was Joe Oliver, also known as King Oliver. Oliver played cornet in Kid Ory's Brownskin Band. Where ever the band played, Louis followed. He would stand outside the back door to watch the King enter and leave the night club. One day, Joe met him and eventually started giving him lessons.

When Louis Armstrong was sixteen, he got his first real job with a band. It was at a place called Matranga's at Franklin and Perido streets. In 1917, all the music jobs in New Orleans were givin to the muscians at the top, and Louis wasn't at the top. Although he had a very slim chance of making a career out of playing the trumpet, he kept practicing anf trying and he actuactlly got a job with a band. That band was Kid Ory's Brownskin band. He was hired to take the Kings job when he left to take a job with another band. Loui was speechless!

The part of Louis Armstrongs life that I admire most was when he had to work to get what he wanted early on in his life. He was about my age and had to work every day and not go to school. He had to support his own family when he was a kid himself. His two little brothers caused him alot of trouble but he didnt care. He kept persavering and got to where he wanted to be.

Yes, I do think this book gives an honest account of Louis Armstrong. It tells every step in his life that he took to greatness. All the way from his childhood to the day he died, it showed the way he got to his fame. The book has inspired me to work at what I want, not to just ask people for it. I want to continue to learn about Louis Armstrongs life.