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Crosby's eldest son wrote a critical memoir, 'Going My Own Way,' showing his father as cold, remote, and both physically and psychologically abusive. Two other sons stated Crosby abused them as well.
I believe that Louis Armstrong did own a baseball team. It was called "Armstrong's Secret 9 Baseball Team of New Orleans". It was an all black team I have an 8x10 photo dated 1931 of him with his team.
One of his main influences was Bing Crosby, another to a lesser extent was Mabel Mercer. He also listened to Russ Columbo and later Billie Holiday. Sinatra noted the influence of Tommy Dorsey's trombone playing in his phrasing and violinist Jasha Heifitz (sp).
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