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Title: Louis Armstrong – The ABC Collection
Year/Genre/City: 1976, Jazz, New Orleans, LA
Matrix #: AC-30012
Condition: EX

Cultural Facts:

1. Scene Ecology: Armstrong came out of New Orleans brass-band culture and broke nationally after joining King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band in Chicago.

2. Media Narrative: In 1964, “Hello, Dolly!” hit #1 and knocked The Beatles out of the top spot, a rare pop-chart crossover for a jazz elder statesman.

3. Media Narrative: His public image as a smiling entertainer hid sharp opinions—he openly criticized U.S. treatment of Black students during the Little Rock crisis.

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