| LC control no. | n 50001506 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML419.A75 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 |
| Variant(s) | Armstrong, Satchmo, 1901-1971 Satchmo, 1901-1971 |
| Birth date | 1901-08-04 |
| Death date | 1971-07-06 |
| Place of birth | New Orleans (La.) |
| Place of death | New York (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Trumpet--Performance Singing Jazz Acting |
| Affiliation | All Stars (Musical group : Louis Armstrong) |
| Profession or occupation | Trumpeters Singers Jazz musicians Actors |
| Found in | His Swing that music ... 1936. Village voice, Aug. 23, 1988: Giddins, G. Happy birthday, Pops (baptismal files of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, New Orleans indicate b. Aug. 4, 1901; baptized Aug. 25, 1901) Medearis, A.S. Little Louis and the jazz band, c1994: t.p. (Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong) Fax from G. Giddins, Jan. 15, 1998 (photocopy of page from the baptismal register for the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church giving Aug. 4, 1901 as birth date; photocopy of page from the 1910 census (which was taken Apr. 22 or 23, 1910) listing him as eight years old) The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music, 1990: p. 39 (Armstrong, Louis; b. Aug. 4, 1901, New Orleans, La.; d. July 6, 1971, N.Y.C.; a baptismal certificate discovered in 1988 confirmed this birthdate) African American National Biography via Oxford African American Studies Center database, July 17, 2014 (Louis Armstrong; b. Aug. 4, 1901 in New Orleans, La.; d. July 6, 1971 in Queens, N.Y.; trumpeter, cornetist, jazz musician, jazz singer; performed with Armstrong and his All Stars; appeared in films) |
| Invalid LCCN | no 98025183 |
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