Celebrating #LilHardinArmstrong on her birthday (February 3, 1898 – August 27, 1971). Today Lil Hardin is noteworthy as one of the most prominent women in early jazz. A pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader, Hardin was also a guiding light for her husband - Louis Armstrong. In the jazz world of the 1920s women, especially black women were relegated to singing or dancing in the chorus line, but Lil Hardin had a serious career as a respected jazz composer, pianist and bandleader long before h

We are all so intrigued by Lil Hardin Armstrong, we thought you'd enjoy this original Popeye and Olive Oyl dancing to Lil's "Oriental Swing" in 1938. | JazzCorner

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In the jazz world of the 1920s women, especially black women were relegated to singing or dancing in the chorus line, but Lil Hardin had a serious career as a respected jazz composer, pianist and bandleader long before her marriage to Louis Armstrong. Lil worked with prominent black bands in Chicago; she performed with Sugar Johnny’s Creole Orchestra, Freddie Keppard’s Band and she led her own band at the Dreamland Café. Lil often fronted recording groups including the New Orleans Wanderers, wit