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Just for a Thrill

Lil Hardin Armstrong, First Lady of Jazz

Just for a Thrill( )
Author: Dickerson, James L.
ISBN:978-1-941644-25-6
Publication Date:Jul 2018
Publisher:Sartoris Literary Group
Book Format:Ebook
List Price:USD $9.95
Book Description:

Along with Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, Lillian "Lil" Hardin (1898-1971) was arguably the third most crucial figure in the creation of popular jazz, but today her important contributions are almost entirely unknown.Born in Memphis, with strong roots in Mississippi, Lil was, by her early twenties the most sought-after jazz pianist in Chicago, playing first with Freddie Keppard's watershed Creole Jazz Band and later with King Oliver's world-famous Creole Jazz Band. She was already...
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Dickerson, James L. (Author)
James L. Dickerson is the author of several books including "Last Suppers", "Dixie Chicks", & "That's Alright, Elvis". A veteran newspaper journalist, Dickerson lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

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