Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz

Lil Hardin and her man, Louis Armstrong, were musical royalty--inventing a new kind of sound--makin' jazz. Believe it, baby!

This is the true story of Lil Hardin Armstrong: pianist, composer, and bandleader in the early days of jazz. Ahead of her time, Lil made a career for herself--and for Louis Armstrong, her modest, unassuming husband. Louis might never have become the groundbreaking jazz player he was, if it hadn't been for Lil. Scat-inspired verse celebrates how Lil overcame race and gender barriers to become the first lady of the Chicago jazz scene.

"Brimming with a contagious love of jazz and its first lady, this work brings down the house"--Kirkus Reviews, STARRED review

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
Published: 12/11/2018
ISBN: 9781580897402
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 0.70d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2018 pg. 89
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 11/01/2018
School Library Journal 11/01/2018 pg. 88
Booklist 11/15/2018 pg. 42
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 501238 / Struttin' with Some Barbecue: Lil Hardin Armstrong Becomes the First Lady of Jazz
Reading Level: 4.8 / Interest Level: Middle Grade / Point Value: 1