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Louis Armstrong on his way to Berlin, 1961

By Joe Gromelski
Published: February 17, 2012
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Frankfurt, Germany, October, 1961: Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, considered by many to be the greatest of all jazz musicians, plays his trumpet during a stopover at Frankfurt on his way to perform for troops in the recently-walled city of Berlin.

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Stars and Stripes' 1961 story about Louis Armstrong's stop in Frankfurt.

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