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\"9781580897402\"Strut<\/b><\/i><\/a>tin’ with Some Barbecue: Lil H<\/b><\/i><\/a>ar<\/b><\/i><\/a>din Armstrong becomes the First Lady of Jazz\u00a0<\/b><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

by Patricia Hruby Powell<\/a><\/p>\n

Illustrated by Rachel Himes\u00a0 <\/i><\/p>\n

Charlesbridge, 2018<\/p>\n

Almost everyone has heard of jazz trumpet player Louis Armstrong, but what of his wife, Lil Hardin? In this illustrated,\u00a0 novel-in-verse, Patricia Hruby Powell introduces us to the the talented piano player and composer, Lil Hardin. She was Louis Armstrong’s wife, his early manager, and the composer of several famous jazz hits of the day, including “Struttin’ with Some Barbecue.” With or without her famous husband, Lil Hardin was destined to be a star.<\/p>\n

Short chapters in chronological order start with Liz’s upbringing with her strict mother\u2014a staunch foe of “race music,” as jazz was called at the time.\u00a0 However, Liz’s talent, drive, and ability to make money, finally won over her disapproving mother.\u00a0 Lil began dating the shy Louis Armstrong in 1922. Together they played music, married, and rose to the top,<\/p>\n

Lil and Louis<\/p>\n

were struttin’ high on the hog<\/p>\n

right there in Chicago,<\/p>\n

up from the South,<\/p>\n

makin’<\/p>\n

raw and raucous<\/p>\n

rompin’, rollickin’<\/p>\n

music.<\/p>\n

Dang, they were musical royalty\u2014<\/p>\n

inventing<\/p>\n

a new kind of sound\u2014<\/p>\n

makin’<\/p>\n

jazz.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

After reading Struttin’ with Some Barbecue<\/i>, you won’t be able to look up
\na recording of Lil’s music fast enough.\u00a0 I’ve saved you the trouble.
\nA link to listen to “Struttin’ with Some Barbecue” is on my blog, Shelf-employed<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In addition to a glossary, bibliography, index, etc., back matter includes additional information on Lil, jazz, and racial conditions of the era.<\/p>\n