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Satchmo
The three lives of Louis Armstrong
March
1
1955
LEONARD FEATHER
Raymond Jacobs
Satchmo
LEONARD FEATHER
March
1
1955
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Personality
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The three lives of Louis Armstrong
March
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1955
LEONARD FEATHER
Raymond Jacobs
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