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Louis Armstrong’s Inspiration and Ambition Transformed Musical Genres, Opinions

Born in the native city of jazz music, Louis “Satchmo” Armstrong spent his younger years within “The Battlefield” neighborhood of New Orleans. After dropping out of school at 11-years-old to help support his family, he had a run-in with the law and was sent to juvenile detention, where he learned to play the cornet and …

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The Heralded Sounds of Educator and Composer, Undine Smith Moore

The musical celebration of Black History Month continues with Virginia-born music educator, composer, pianist and vocalist, Undine Smith Moore. Inspired by the Black spirituals and folk music of her youth, Moore embraced a musical calling at the age of 7, when she started playing the piano.  Nicknamed the Dean of Black Women Composers, Moore was …

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