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Kermit Ruffins. Photo by Kate Gegenheimer

Do You Know What It Means?: Kermit Ruffins pays tribute to Louis Armstrong

April 23, 2018 by: Stacey Leigh Bridewell

When Louis Armstrong left New Orleans to go to Chicago in 1922, he joined up with his mentor, Joe “King” Oliver, and from there he went on to become one of the most influential, revered musicians of the twentieth century. But what if he didn’t leave? What if he had stayed in New Orleans? It’s hard to imagine a world without Louis Armstrong, but it’s interesting to imagine how Louis would have lived, worked and played in Ne...

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