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Louis Armstrong
A tribute to trumpeter Louis Armstrong (1901-1971), his life and music, and how attitudes to jazz have changed since Cooke's teenage years in Blackpool.
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Sat 10 Jul 197121:00
BBC Radio 4
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Martin Luther King Day
The events that led to the recognition of Martin Luther King Jr Day.
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Ella Fitzgerald
The entrepreneur Ivan Massow nominates 'the first lady of song', Ella Fitzgerald.
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- Sat 10 Jul 197121:00BBC Radio 4
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