Louis Armstrong is an example of a person who has moved from rags to riches.
His family was poor and lived in the slums of New Orleans. He was an orphan at age ten,yet he learned to play the trumpet in an orphanage and became one of the greatest entertainers in the word. He has sung and played the trumpet in motion picture,radio,television,and night clubs.He has been asked to play for audiences in Europe,Asia and Africa. He has become successful be giving people pleasure through music.