Little Satchmo: Living In the Shadow Of My Father, Louis Daniel Armstrong (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781481228237)

To the world, Louis Armstrong is iconic-a symbol of musical genius, unparalleled success and unassailable character. To Sharon Preston Folta, he was, simply, Dad. Despite the enduring celebration and study of Armstrong's life and career, no one, save for close family and friends, knows Sharon exists. Even in the trumpeter's death she remains Armstrong's secret-the product of a two-decade-long affair between the long-married musician, and the vaudeville dancer Lucille Preston. And for more than half a century, she has lived her life hiding in the shadows of her father's fame. Until now. Now, Sharon shares her story-extraordinary because of who her father was, but universal in its reach toward generations who have grown up in fatherless households, searching for a keen understanding of their own blood, their own DNA, their own Legacy. Little Satchmo is an extraordinary tale of identity, loss, and one daughter's ultimate search for truth-and her father's love.

Author: Denene Millner, Sharon Louise Preston-Folta
ISBN-10: 1481228234
ISBN-13: 9781481228237
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/14/2012
Pages: 114
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.39lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d

About the Author
Sharon Preston-Folta has spent a twenty-plus-year career in advertising sales and marketing, predominantly as an account executive in radio, working with such companies as Fairchild Publications and WLNY TV in Long Island, and ABC/Disney and CBS Radio in New York City. She is currently Marketing Media Planner and Personal Chef. In addition to her BA from Iona College in New Rochelle, NY, Sharon's love of cooking led her to attend the Institute of Culinary Education nights and weekends, where she earned two professional degrees, Culinary in 1999 and Culinary Management in 2005. She currently resides in Sarasota, Florida with her husband, Howard, a musician. Her mother, Lucille Preston, also lives in Sarasota.