Struttin' with Some Barbecue
Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2018]
Format: Book
Description: 96 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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
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
Subjects:
Armstrong, Lil Hardin, 1898-1971 -- Juvenile literature.
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 -- Juvenile literature.
Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Armstrong, Lil Hardin, 1898-1971 -- Juvenile literature.
Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 -- Juvenile literature.
Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Target Audience: 900L
ISBN:
9781580897402 (reinforced for library use)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C BIOGRAPHY Armstrong, Lil | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Armstrong, Lil | Main (Downtown) | Garden Level, Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Armstrong, Lil | Cooper (Forest Acres) | Children's Biography | In |
C BIOGRAPHY Armstrong, Lil | Edgewood | Children's Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-91) and index.