Success is a path full of mysterious wonders. Many strive to achieve them, while others wait for success to find them. Louis Armstrong's life was similar to this. Armstrong tried and tried until he reached a point in his life where he felt comfortable with his fourth wife, Lucille Wilson. Armstrong is ultimately known as the creator of jazz and blues. He was given this title by taking advantage of his talent when he was a young boy growing up in a tough neighborhood. Armstrong's talent was a result of his childhood and young adult life. Growing up, Armstrong was exposed to music in his surroundings. Armstrong obtained this fantastic talent, thus causing him to establish it in a well-aware environment; creating his success and fame. Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901 in New Orleans, Louisiana (Burns). Armstrong grew up in the Storyville district, a rough neighborhood also called "Battlefield". Battlefield had a reputation for prostitution and drugs. Armstrong's mother was a divorced single mother, supporting two children. This resulted in Armstrong's urge to assist his mother in her time of need. Thus, forcing him to abandon his fifth-grade education to sing on street corners for pennies, sell newspapers to locals, and deliver coal to customers ("Louis Armstrong"). “The initial success was followed by others. In the dark or in the moonlight the boys go out and sing for pennies…” (Eaton 35). Armstrong grew up with the impression that “colored people…could afford nothing but the cheapest housing…There were no plans to provide decent family housing or playgrounds…Louis and his friends had to playing in cluttered yards or dirty streets… without realizing injustice; they enjoyed their games very much” (15). he was not only known for being the creator of jazz, but for being the individual who installed rhythm in our daily lives Louis Armstrong is known in many ways as the father of jazz Growing up he used his talent to contribute to the sustenance of the family, but also did manual labor for companies. Armstrong earned money by singing on street corners, selling coal, and selling newspapers to people in the neighborhood. Throughout his time, Armstrong was surrounded by rhythms that could drive a person away and from beats that made a person's heart pump out of their chest. Armstrong's knowledge solidified him in a working career in the music industry until his death on July 6, 1971. All in all, we can conclude that Armstrong's talent pulled him out of a dream and into his magnificent reality..