Born to Swing: Lil Hardin Armstrong's Life in Jazz

Type

Book

Authors

Rockliff, Mara

Wood, Michele

ISBN 10

1629795550

ISBN 13

9781629795553

Tags

Jazz, women, biography, juvenile literature, African American, Lil Hardin Armstrong, Louis Armstrong, music, musicians

Abstract

Ever since she was a young girl, Lil Hardin played music with a beat. She jammed at home, at church, and even at her first job in a music store. At a time when women's only place in jazz was at the microphone, Lil earned a spot playing piano in Chicago's hottest band. She went on to achieve fame as a bandleader and composer, and "swung" with many of the greatest early jazz musicians, including her husband, Louis Armstrong.

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