Lil Hardin Armstrong

American jazz musician (1898-1971)

Born: 3 February 1898
Memphis
Died: 27 August 1971
Chicago
Country: United States

Biography

Lil Hardin Armstrong was a jazz musician who played piano and voice. Lil Hardin Armstrong was born on 3 February 1898 in Memphis and died on 27 August 1971 in Chicago. The music is usually filed under jazz.

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 the Jive Bombers in 1957). Armstrong was inducted into the Memphis Music Hall of Fame in 2014.

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