Lil Hardin Armstrong

Lil Hardin Armstrong

Lillian Hardin Armstrong (née Hardin; February 3, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer, and bandleader. She was the second wife of Louis Armstrong, with whom she collaborated on many recordings in the 1920s. Her compositions include "Struttin' with Some Barbecue", "Don't Jive Me", "Two Deuces", "Knee Drops", "Doin' the Suzie-Q", "Just for a Thrill" (which was a hit when revived by Ray Charles in 1959), "Clip Joint", and "Bad Boy" (a hit for Ringo Starr in 1978). Armstrong was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2014.

Birth and Death Data: Born February 3, 1898 (Memphis), Died August 27, 1971 (Chicago)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1923 - 1951

Roles Represented in DAHR: piano, composer, vocalist, lyricist, songwriter, leader, string bass

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings (Results 176-200 of 216 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	67569	10-in.	4/17/1940	Gimme a pig's foot and a bottle of beer	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67570	10-in.	4/17/1940	You can't tell	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67571	10-in.	4/17/1940	My little girl	Lee Brown	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67572	10-in.	4/17/1940	Lucille blues	Lee Brown	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67573	10-in.	4/17/1940	Mississippi water blues	Lee Brown	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67574	10-in.	4/17/1940	Little leg woman	Lee Brown	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67817	10-in.	5/27/1940	Perdido Street blues	Sidney Bechet ; Louis Armstrong Orchestra	composer
Decca	67839	10-in.	5/28/1940	Down in jungle town	Red Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67840	10-in.	5/28/1940	Canal Street blues	Red Allen Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67841	10-in.	5/28/1940	King Porter stomp	Zutty Singleton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67842	10-in.	5/28/1940	Shim-me-sha-wabble	Zutty Singleton Orchestra	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68022	10-in.	8/28/1940	Gangster's blues	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, string bass
Decca	68136	10-in.	9/23/1940	Baby don't you love me no more	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68137	10-in.	9/23/1940	My pony	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68138	10-in.	9/23/1940	Jive me, baby	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68139	10-in.	9/23/1940	Corrine Corrina	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68140	10-in.	9/23/1940	Bowleg woman	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	68141	10-in.	9/23/1940	Fix it up and go	Johnnie Temple	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	90967	10-in.	10/27/1936	Love me or leave me alone	Lil Armstrong and her Swing Band	vocalist
Decca	90968	10-in.	10/27/1936	My hi-de-ho man	Lil Armstrong and her Swing Band	vocalist
Decca	90969	10-in.	10/27/1936	Brown gal	Lil Armstrong and her Swing Band	vocalist
Decca	90970	10-in.	10/27/1936	Doin' the Suzie-Q	Lil Armstrong and her Swing Band	vocalist
Decca	90971	10-in.	10/27/1936	Just for a thrill	Lil Armstrong and her Swing Band	vocalist
Decca	90972	10-in.	10/27/1936	It's murder	Lil Armstrong and her Swing Band	vocalist
Decca	93585	10-in.	3/12/1941	I don' t feel sleepy	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 176-200 of 216 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Armstrong, Lil Hardin," accessed April 18, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109791.

Armstrong, Lil Hardin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109791.

"Armstrong, Lil Hardin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 18 April 2024.

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