One of the most enduring individual legacies from the Jazz Age is that of the towering figure of Louis Armstrong. The super-influential artist grew up in New Orleans’s Storyville district during a time of artistic upheaval. His exposure to the musical melting pot of New Orleans left an indelible impression on him. The flavor of that upbringing is reflected in Armstrong’s version of the W.C. Handy composition, “Saint Louis Blues,” which may have contributed to the creation of a dance we know today as the “foxtrot.”
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