All 4 Uses of
Louis Armstrong
in
Invisible Man, by Ellison
- I'd like to hear five recordings of Louis Armstrong playing and singing "What Did I Do to Be so Black and Blue"—all at the same time.†
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- Perhaps I like Louis Armstrong because he's made poetry out of being invisible.†
Chpt Pro.
- Then somehow I came out of it, ascending hastily from this underworld of sound to hear Louis Armstrong innocently asking, What did I do To be so black And blue?†
Chpt Pro.
- And there's still a conflict within me: With Louis Armstrong one half of me says, "Open the window and let the foul air out," while the other says, "It was good green corn before the harvest."†
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Definition:
famous U.S. jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and singer (1900-1971)