Brothers, Thomas

Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism

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ISBN 13:: 9780393065824
author:: Brothers, Thomas
format:: HardBack
publisher:: W. W. Norton & Company
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2014
Pages:: 608
Dimensions:: 23.6 x 15.5 x 5.3 cm
Genre:: Film, Television & Music, Music,
Condition:: New
Availability:: Item usually sent within 20 working days

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Louis Armstrong's life and legacy are deeply intertwined with the most creative period of his career. Nearly 100 years after bursting onto the music scene, he is recognized as one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century. This biography explores how Armstrong struggled in a society seething with racist ideologies, laws, and practices, yet continued to innovate and create two modern musical styles. Thomas Brothers brings together cultural history, musical scholarship, and personal accounts from Armstrong's contemporaries to reveal his enduring contributions to jazz and popular music. Through Brothers' expert analysis, we gain insight into the life of a true entertainer who navigated racism with quickness and sureness, while his music soared across the airwaves.

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