Today is Louis Armstrong's birthday—sort of. For years, the trumpeter had said he was born on the Fourth of July. In truth, he was born on Aug. 4. For the purpose of this post, let's go with Louis's recollection and celebrate today. Here are seven clips of Armstrong singing offbeat songs in the 1960s, proof that everything Satchmo touched turned to gold…
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