Louis Armstrong is an example of a person who 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 world. He has sung and played the trumpet in motion pictures, radio, television, and night clubs. He has been asked to play for audiences in Europe, Asia, and Africa. He has become successful by giving people pleasure through music