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Louis Armstrong to be inducted in Apollo Theater’s Walk of Fame

Jazz great Louis Armstrong is set to be posthumously honoured at New York’s legendary Apollo Theater’s Walk of Fame. The iconic musician will have a marker added to the walk in front of Harlem’s popular venue on Friday (07Nov14).
Armstrong is one of 18 recipients of the honour, including other greats such as James Brown, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin and Patti LaBelle.
The event will kick off the theater’s New Orleans to Harlem Jazz Weekend, and feature a Big Easy-style parade as well as presentations in tribute to Armstrong, who was a native of New Orleans.
Apollo executive producer Mikki Shepard salutes the musicians’ contributions to entertainment in a statement which reads: “From Ella Fitzgerald to Duke Ellington to Louis Armstrong, the Apollo’s lauded lineage has earned it the distinction of being one of Harlem’s original jazz shrines.
“We are excited to celebrate the Apollo’s jazz legacy, as well as the birthplace of this genre, by inducting Louis Armstrong into the Walk of Fame and presenting performances by some of the best jazz musicians performing today during the New Orleans to Harlem Jazz Weekend.”

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