Struttin' with Some Barbecue
Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz
Kids, People and Places, Biography, Non-Fiction, Music
| Author: | Patricia Hruby Powell | ISBN: | 9781632895813 |
| Publisher: | Charlesbridge | Publication: | December 11, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Charlesbridge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Patricia Hruby Powell |
| ISBN: | 9781632895813 |
| Publisher: | Charlesbridge |
| Publication: | December 11, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Charlesbridge |
| Language: | English |
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
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
