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Satchmo in Giza

By Bbenzon @bbenzon

During the Cold War, the United States made the case for the American way of life by sending its best ambassadors abroad — jazz musicians.
Louis Armstrong went to Egypt in 1961 where he played trumpet for his wife, Lucille, in Giza.
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