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Terry Teachout Reads from Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong

17 November 2009 2:45 PM, PST | Vanity Fair | See recent Vanity Fair news »

In a new biography, Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong (Houghton Mifflin), author Terry Teachout, the respected culture critic (The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, National Review), reveals the lesser known side of the man who is arguably the most influential figure in the history of jazz. Drawing on hundreds of private recordings and after-hours conversations that the trumpeter made, Teachout charts the compelling rise to fame from Armstrong’s humble beginnings in the Storyville district of New Orleans. In this exclusive audio excerpt, Teachout explores Armstrong’s deep love for marijuana, which led to his arrest in 1930, as well as his very public fight with President Eisenhower about racial segregation in 1957. Listen to the podcast after the jump. »

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