Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971

found: Village voice, 8/23/88: Giddins, G. Happy birthday, Pops(baptismal files of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church, New Orleans, indicate b. Aug. 4, 1901; baptized Aug. 25, 1901)

found: Medearis, A.S. Little Louis and the jazz band, c1994:t.p. (Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong)

found: Fax from G. Giddins, Jan. 15, 1998(photocopy of page from the baptismal register for the Sacred Heart of Jesus Church giving Aug. 4, 1901 as birth date; photocopy of page from the 1910 census (which was taken Apr. 22 or 23, 1910) listing him as eight years old)

found: The Penguin encyclopedia of popular music, 1990:p. 39 (Armstrong, Louis; b. Aug. 4, 1901, New Orleans, La.; d. July 6, 1971, N.Y.C.; a baptismal certificate discovered in 1988 confirmed this birthdate)

found: African American National Biography, July 17, 2014:(Armstrong, Louis; trumpeter, cornetist, jazz musician, jazz singer, popular singer; born 4 August 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States; rise to prominence began with his move to Chicago in August 1922; Armstrong and his All Stars became the highest-paid jazz band; the first black performer to be featured in a network radio series; between 1932 and 1965 appeared in almost fifty motion pictures; a significant leader in the struggle for racial equality in America; died 6 July 1971 in Queens, Corona, New York, United States)