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Louis Armstrong New Orleans is a melting pot of people and culture. Diversity is not just recognized but also celebrated. Out of this various blend of French, Spanish and African influences came jazz music. The most influential jazz musician in history was born in New Orleans. Louis Armstrong was not only the epitome of jazz, but he was the King of Jazz. Louis Daniel Armstrong always said he was born on July 4, 1900 because that’s what he was told. After his death in 1971, the writer Gary Giddins discovered his baptismal certificate that proved he was born on August 4, 1901. He was born in the Storyville District of New Orleans. It was a very poor section also called “the Battlefield” because there was a lot of shooting and fighting there. Willie Armstrong was his father. He was a straw boss in a turpentine factory. His mother was Mary Ann Miles. She was a country girl from just outside New Orleans. Everyone called her Mayann. She moved into the city and met and married Willie. louis, armstrong, new, jazz, after, orleans, years, music, life, home, born, time, married, recording, recorded, never, louis’, live, became, band, world, wonderful, willie, while, very, until, song, played, people, moved, mother, continued, worked, whole, various