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How Louis Armstrong invented the modern pop star

Switched on Pop

CHAPTER

The Importance of Style in Pop Music

He literally says, I'm a ding dong daddy from Dumis, and I don't forget the words. He did it with style. And again, this is so fascinating to me because this totally defies all the logic of popular music. You're supposed to if you're buying an album, you're expecting to hear a song you know. And here, he's like doing the opposite say, Oh, I don't even know the words. Sorry.

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