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"Just a Lucky So and So: The Story of Louis Armstrong" is a picture book biography written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrated by James Ransome.
Mrs. Tourtelot reads "Just a Lucky So and So":
Louis Armstrong at the Colored Waif's Home for Boys:
Louis Armstrong after he switched from cornet to trumpet:
With his band, including his wife, the pianist:
Louis Armstrong teaching kids:
Listen to Louis Armstrong sing "I'm Just a Lucky So and So":
Listen to Louis Armstrong sing" What a Wonderful World" (notice the scar on his top lip, from the intense way he played):
Listen to Louis Armstrong scatting (a type of singing where the singer imitates a jazz instrument with his or her mouth, without words):
Listen to Louis Armstrong sing "When the Saints Go Marching In":
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