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How Louis Armstrong invented the modern pop star

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When Armstrong Started Scatting

In the 1920s and 1930s, Armstrong was at the top of his game. He's singing songs that have a more trenchant message about race relations in America. His wife Lil Hardin describes him as "full of fun" when he scats.

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