Bezou-Goffin collection, circa 1947-1948.

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Bezou-Goffin collection, circa 1947-1948.

Typescript English translations by James Bezou of book written by Robert Goffin, "Horn of Plenty: The Story of Louis Armstrong" (New York, Allen, Towne & Heath, Inc., 1947); and five articles on New Orleans jazz by Robert Goffin.

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Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971

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Louis Armstrong, a jazz musician and entertainer, was born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana. He claimed to have been born on July 4, 1900, which is the date given on his World War I draft card. However, recent research gives good documentation to the August 4, 1901 date, including his baptismal certificate. Some sources also cite 1898 as his birth date. He died on July 6, 1971. Armstrong was born and raised in New Orleans. Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an inventive trumpet a...

Goffin, Robert, 1898-1984

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Bezou, James F. (James Francis), 1910-1974

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New Orleans correspondent and business agent for France-Amérique, le journal français des Etats-Unis (founded in 1943 by World War II France Libre exiles). From the description of Bezou-France-Amérique collection, 1951-1952, 1954-1968. (University of New Orleans). WorldCat record id: 742415425 ...