普通高中课程标准实验教科书 英语选修8 Unit 1 Reading Task

　　Although he became rich and famous, Louis Armstrong continued to live a simple life in a working-class neighbourhood. Although his health was not good in the last three years of his life, he continued playing and recording until July 6th, 1971, when he died in his sleep at his home in New York. Louis Armstrong is still remembered today as the most important person in the early history of jazz. His music is as popular today as it ever was and most of the music he recorded from 1924 to 1971 is still available.