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 151-175 of 224 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Role
Decca	66105	10-in.	8/15/1939	Down-hearted blues	Alberta Hunter	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66106	10-in.	8/15/1939	I'll see you go	Alberta Hunter	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66107	10-in.	8/15/1939	Fine and mellow	Alberta Hunter	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66108	10-in.	8/15/1939	Yelpin' blues	Alberta Hunter	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66109	10-in.	8/15/1939	Someday sweetheart	Alberta Hunter	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66245	10-in.	8/30/1939	You ain't had no blues	Blue Lu Barker	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66246	10-in.	8/30/1939	Marked woman	Blue Lu Barker	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66247	10-in.	8/30/1939	Midnight blues	Blue Lu Barker	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66248	10-in.	8/30/1939	Down in the dumps	Blue Lu Barker	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66764	10-in.	10/13/1939	Cheatin' on me	Helen Proctor	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66765	10-in.	10/13/1939	Let's call it a day	Helen Proctor	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66766	10-in.	10/13/1939	Take me along with you	Helen Proctor	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	66767	10-in.	10/13/1939	Blues at midnight	Helen Proctor	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67271	10-in.	3/5/1940	When they play them blues	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67272	10-in.	3/5/1940	Something's goin' on wrong	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67273	10-in.	3/5/1940	Wasn't it nice	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67274	10-in.	3/5/1940	You know jam don't shake	Frankie Half Pint Jaxon	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67331	10-in.	3/18/1940	Sixth Street	Lil Armstrong and her Dixielanders	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67332	10-in.	3/18/1940	Riffin' the blues	Lil Armstrong and her Dixielanders	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67333	10-in.	3/18/1940	Why is a good man so hard to find?	Lil Armstrong and her Dixielanders	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67334	10-in.	3/18/1940	My secret flame	Lil Armstrong and her Dixielanders	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67481	10-in.	4/4/1940	Big apple blues	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67482	10-in.	4/4/1940	Big money blues	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67483	10-in.	4/4/1940	Chicago mill blues	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, piano
Decca	67484	10-in.	4/4/1940	Five minutes blues	Peetie Wheatstraw	instrumentalist, piano

(Results 151-175 of 224 records)

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Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Armstrong, Lil Hardin," accessed November 9, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109791.

Armstrong, Lil Hardin. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 9, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/109791.

"Armstrong, Lil Hardin." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 9 November 2024.

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