The Hidden History of Louisiana's Jazz Age (autographed copy
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Why did Louis Armstrong choose the Fourth of July as his birthday? What did Independence Day mean to southern Blacks in 1901?
How did jazzman Joe Darensbourg of Baton Rouge, the musician who played clarinet on Louis Armstrong’s 1963 smash hit “Hello, Dolly,” encounter not one, but two serial murderers in his long career?
Who was trumpeter Evan Thomas, the man murdered on the bandstand by a jealous husband in the Promised Land neighborhood of Rayne, La.?
The answers are found in Sam Irwin’s new book, The Hidden History of Louisiana’s Jazz Age. Autographed copies from the author are only $27 including shipping.