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Podcast: Jazz88
Episode: A Story That's Still Being Written: New Insights into the Life and Music of Louis Armstrong
Description: Jazz88's Peter Solomon speaks with Ricky Riccardi, the Head of Research Collections at the Louis Armstrong House Museum, and the author of three books on Armstrong. Riccardi's newest book is called "Stomp Off, Let's Go: The Early Years of Louis Armstrong." It draws on previously unavailable sources to provide new details and insights about Armstrong's life and music, particularly shedding light on his early years in New Orleans. The book is set to be released in audio book form on Augist 26th.