Fredrick Mckissack & Patricia Mckissack 
Louis Armstrong 
King of Jazz

"Music has been in my blood from the day I was born, " said Louis Armstrong. He rose from a troubled childhood and a life of poverty to set the music world on fire. Armstrong’s lively trumpet playing, trademark "scat" singing, and natural talent for showmanship dazzled audiences for more than fifty years. In clear, crisp prose, the Mc Kissacks place Armstrong in American musical history and show the impact his extraordinary talent made throughout the world.