How Louis Armstrong Became The First Black Pop Star 🗓️ 1/30/25 • 🕑 49:54 • 📁 48 MB Podcast: Fresh Air Web player: https://podcastaddict.com/fresh-air/episode/191262169 Episode: https://prfx.byspotify.com/e/play.podtrac.com/npr-381444908/traffic.megaphone.fm/NPR3569950195.mp3?d=2743&size=43893325&e=1227850874&t=podcast&p=381444908 Author Ricky Riccardi says Louis Armstrong’s innovations as a trumpeter and vocalist helped set the entire soundtrack of the 20th century. His new book about Armstrong’s early life is Stomp Off, Let’s Go. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy