Lil Armstrong
Lil Armstrong
Top Songs
| 1 | My Secret Flame | ||
| 2 | Why is a Good Man so Hard to Find? | ||
| 3 | Riffin' the Blues | ||
| 4 | Sixth Street | ||
| 5 | Knock-Kneed Sal (On the Mourner's Bench) |
Albums
Feb 2020 • 26 songs
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Biography
Lil Hardin Armstrong will always be best known for her influence in shaping Louis Armstrong's career (persuading him to leave King Oliver's band and accept Fletcher Henderson's offer in New York) and for her work with Louis' Hot Five and Seven, but she actually had an interesting career after she parted with Armstrong. Early on she worked in Chicago demonstrating new songs at a music store. She worked with Sugar Johnny's Creole Orchestra and then Freddie Keppard's Original Creole Orchestra before becoming a member of King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. Lil Armstrong's rhythmic pia...