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Before 1920,the closest thing to Jazz was a music form called "Ragtime". "Rag" was a form of dancing. Other than this,most music was not even close to the energy of the jazz sound. After World War 1 and pretty complacent kinds of music and war songs,people were looking for something new and uplifting. In the African-American populated areas a new music form was being played in the clubs. Most famously by a 19 year old Trumpet player named Louis Armstrong. There were other greats then also but Louis Armstrong is credited with putting Jazz on the musical map. The 1920s & 30s,became known as the "jazz-age".

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