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 (Results 176-200 of 224 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	67485	10-in.	4/4/1940	Two time Mama	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67486	10-in.	4/4/1940	Jaybird blues	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67487	10-in.	4/4/1940	Suicide blues	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67488	10-in.	4/4/1940	Pocket knife blues	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67565	10-in.	4/17/1940	Let me ride your train	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67566	10-in.	4/17/1940	Be your natural self	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67567	10-in.	4/17/1940	Turn over	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67568	10-in.	4/17/1940	Take off them hips	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon	instrumentalist, piano
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

(Results 176-200 of 224 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Armstrong, Lil Hardin," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109791.

Armstrong, Lil Hardin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/109791.

"Armstrong, Lil Hardin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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