Louis Armstrong: Chicago Style

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In his TV dramatic debut, Ben Vereen stars as legendary jazz trumpeter Louis Armstrong. The teleplay dramatizes a single incident in 1931, when Armstrong, still struggling for recognition, was playing a small Chicago bistro. Read More

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Margaret Avery

Albert Paulsen

Janet MacLachlan Lil Hardin Armstrong

Ben Vereen

Ketty Lester

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