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Lil Hardin and her man, Louis Armstrong, were musical royalty--inventing a new kind of sound--makin'' jazz. Believe it, baby!

This is the true story of Lil Hardin Armstrong: pianist, composer, and bandleader in the early days of jazz. Ahead of her time, Lil made a career for herself--and for Louis Armstrong, her modest, unassuming husband. Louis might never have become the groundbreaking jazz player he was, if it hadn''t been for Lil. Scat-inspired verse celebrates how Lil overcame race and gender barriers to become the first lady of the Chicago jazz scene.

"Brimming with a contagious love of jazz and its first lady, this work brings down the house"--Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review

Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Harden

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    A Hardback by Patricia Hruby Powell, Rachel Himes

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      Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S.
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/12/2018
      ISBN13: 9781580897402, 978-1580897402
      ISBN10: 1580897401

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Lil Hardin and her man, Louis Armstrong, were musical royalty--inventing a new kind of sound--makin'' jazz. Believe it, baby!

      This is the true story of Lil Hardin Armstrong: pianist, composer, and bandleader in the early days of jazz. Ahead of her time, Lil made a career for herself--and for Louis Armstrong, her modest, unassuming husband. Louis might never have become the groundbreaking jazz player he was, if it hadn''t been for Lil. Scat-inspired verse celebrates how Lil overcame race and gender barriers to become the first lady of the Chicago jazz scene.

      "Brimming with a contagious love of jazz and its first lady, this work brings down the house"--Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review

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