{"product_id":"louis-armstrong-in-his-own-words-selected-writings","title":"Louis Armstrong, in His Own Words: Selected Writings","description":"Trumpeter. Singer. Actor. Entertainer. In his life, Louis Armstrong thrilled audiences worldwide and influenced countless musicians. But beyond being a revolutionary musician and an enchanting stage personality, Louis Armstrong was a writer--and he was prolific. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis unparalleled collection of Armstrong's candid writings reveals a side of the artist not widely known to his fans. With idiosyncratic language and punctuation that recalls his musical virtuosity, Armstrong presents his thoughts on his life and career--from abject poverty in New Orleans to playing in the famous cafes, cabarets, and saloons of Storyville; from his big break in 1922 with the King Oliver band to his storming of New York; from his breaking of color barriers in Hollywood to the infamous King of the Zulus incident in 1949; and finally, to his last days in Queens, New York. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlong the way, these writings reveal Armstrongs honest, and often controversial, opinions about racism, marijuana, bebop, and fellow jazz artists. Whether a devoted Armstrong fan or a jazz neophyte, everyone will find here an illuminating, unvarnished portrayal of this truly compelling man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Brothers is an Associate Professor of Music at Duke University and the author of \u003cem\u003eChromatic Beauty in the Late Medieval Chanson\u003c\/em\u003e. He lives in Durham, North Carolina.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318279115026,"sku":"9780195140460","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3e278c89-4e1f-491f-a0a4-2e1d9a5bfcd8.jpg?v=1727552288","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/louis-armstrong-in-his-own-words-selected-writings","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}