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“Did Louis Armstrong really invent jazz music?” Some people think that Louis Armstrong was the sole creator of jazz music. Others think that Louis Armstrong was a great musician that helped make jazz popular. Louis Armstrong: An American Success Story by James Lincoln Collier is the story of Louis Armstrong’s life. Collier’s book tells how Louis Armstrong lived a poor childhood without enough money to buy a cornet and how he became one of the greatest jazz musicians of his time and ours. Louis grew up in New Orleans, and most will agree that jazz was created here. Louis was able to listen to the sounds of blues. He lived in an area where there were tonks, which were rough bars, and musicians played on the streets. He also listened to the bands on the steamboats. Louis was a good singer so he taught himself about music and he developed perfect pitch, which is being able to hear a tune or note and being able to identify it correctly. He and a few friends sang on the streets and made a little money. When Armstrong was in his teens he got into trouble and had to go to the Waif’s home, which was a school