Play, Louis, Play!: The True Story Of A Boy And His Horn (2010) - Plot & Excerpts
I recently read Muriel Harris Weinstein's Play, Louis, Play! The book is about Louis Armstrong and how he became famous. Louis Armstrong was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. He was brought up poor and was always looking for ways to make money for his family. I can relate to this when last year I worked and studied really hard for the Spelling Bee and I won the Spelling Bee. After I won the Spelling Bee I felt really good. He frequently listened to music during festivals. One day Louis saw his moms boyfriend hide a gun in a drawer he took it to a parade and fired it because boys would bring guns with blanks and shoot them at each other for fun. The gun shot sounded like a real gun shot and the police heard it so they bought him to a boy kid jail. Even if I saw a blank gun I would not just bring it to a festival and shoot it at someone. I mean really, he was only eleven years old. At a very young age Louis Armstrong was working very hard with very little sleep. At age fourteen he shoveled coal from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM and from 5:00 PM to 3:00 AM he would make music in a restaurant. He got a lot of back pain from shoveling coal and he purposely did not tell his Mom that because she would make him quit one of his jobs. Eventually one of the famous older musicians, Joe OLiver, took a liking to Louis and guided him to becoming famous. Joe took Louis into his band, paid him, and gave him helpful hints. I would rate this book five stars because it gives you a lot of information about Louis Armstrong. I put off reading this book for some reason or another and now that I have finished it I regret waiting so long. This biography of Louis Armstrong is told from the viewpoint of his first cornet. Louis really started out with the deck stacked against him but managed to keep an optimistic outlook. Who would have ever thought reform school could be the highlight of someone's life. Great introduction to Louis Armstrong.
What do You think about Play, Louis, Play!: The True Story Of A Boy And His Horn (2010)?
Told from Louis' first cornet. Interesting way to present the early years of his story.
—abesse1112
Cute book about Louis Armstrong told by his first coronet.
—villa
