... sent back to his mother and sister, Bernice. When he turned seven he began working and bought his first coronet. When he was eleven, juvenile court sent him to Jones Home for Colored Waifs for firing a pistol on New Year's Eve. While Louis was at the school he had his first formal musical lessons and played in the ... home's brass band. After he was released, he began playing with pick up bands and in small clubs with his mentor Joe "King" Oliver. "King" admired Louis talent but packed up ... ...

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