We talk with author Ricky Riccardi about how Louis Armstrong became the first Black pop star and provided the foundation of improvisation for other musicians. Riccardi's book is Stomp Off, Let's Go.

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“Stomp Off, Let’s Go: The Early Years of Louis Armstrong” by Ricky Riccardi, Oxford University Press, 488 pages. Ricky Riccardi, the preeminent Louis Armstrong scholar, has become one of the ...

An American art form now more than a century old, jazz emerged from the streets of New Orleans. The city has produced some of the world's great jazz musicians, none more celebrated than Louis "Satchmo ...

Louis Armstrong’s virtuoso talents and charm earned him a singular place on top of the jazz world, as well as international fame and popularity, which can obscure his very humble beginnings. He adored ...