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Louis Armstrong, also known as “Satchmo” and “Pops”, became an American jazz legend in the 1920s. His voice and skill with instruments helped him become a popular musician in a time where America was racially divided. Watch as this skilled musician learns to play, buys his first instrument, and becomes one of the best music makers of the era.

A Dissonance has been spreading throughout the Kingdom of Solfeggio. Could a child who is not of their world be the Resolutionary who brings peace to the kingdom once again? The first novella in the book series from Legends of the Staff of Musique, The Kingdom of Solfeggio begins a young girl's journey throughout a magical world, on a quest to defeat the Great Dissonance. With the help of friends she encounters along the way, she realizes her purpose as she discovers the music within.

Inspiring, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of musicians, including Taylor Swift, Louis Armstrong, Harry Styles, Mariah Carey, Yo-Yo Ma, Paul McCartney, and 10 other influential performers.

Muddy Waters was never good at doing what he was told. When Grandma Della said the blues wouldn't put food on the table, Muddy didn't listen. And when record producers told him that no one wanted to listen to a country boy playing country blues, Muddy ignored them as well. This tenacious streak carried Muddy from the hardscrabble fields of Mississippi to the smoky juke joints of Chicago and finally to a recording studio where a landmark record was made.