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Just for a Thrill: Lil Hardin Armstrong, First Lady of Jazz


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Manufacturer: Cooper Square Press
Author: James L Dickerson
Binding: Hardcover
Publication Date: 2002-03-25
Publisher: Cooper Square Press
Label: Cooper Square Press
Number Of Pages: 272
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Lillian Lil Hardin was a pioneer for women in jazz. After studying at Fisk University, the Chicago College of Music, and the New York College of Music, Lil joined Sugar Johnny's Creole Orchestra and then moved on to Freddie Keppard's Original Creole Orchestra. In the 1920's Lil began playing in King Oliver's world-famous Creole Jazz Band, becoming the first female jazz musician of renown. She was well-established in Chicago as a pianist, composer, arranger, and bandleader before she met and married Louis Armstrong in 1924. She was the only member of Armstrong's group that could read music. Based on extensive research, Dickerson's stunning biography is the first to examine this musical iconoclast's life and career.
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