Title Struttin' with some barbecue : Lil Hardin Armstrong becomes the first lady of jazz / Patricia Hruby Powell ; illustrated by Rachel Himes.

Publication Info.

Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2018]

Copies

Location	Call No.	Status
Avon Free Public Library - Children's Department	J 92 ARMSTRONG	Check Shelf
East Hartford, Raymond Library - Children's Department	JB ARMSTRONG P	Check Shelf
Farmington, Main Library - Children's Department	J BIO ARMSTRONG, LIL HARDIN	Check Shelf
New Britain, Jefferson Branch - Young Adult	YA 781.65092 POW	Check Shelf
Plainville Public Library - Children's Department	J B ARMSTRONG	Check Shelf
Windsor Locks Public Library - Children's Department	J B ARMSTRONG	Check Shelf

Description	96 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 89-91) and index.
Contents	Verse -- Chorus -- Blowin' -- Hot ensemble out -- And what's more.
Summary	"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 ... Scat-inspired verse celebrates how Lil overcame race and gender barriers to become the first lady of the Chicago jazz scene"--Publisher marketing.
Subject	Armstrong, Lil Hardin, 1898-1971 -- Juvenile literature.
	Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971 -- Juvenile literature.
	Armstrong, Lil Hardin, 1898-1971. (OCoLC)fst00332115
	Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971. (OCoLC)fst00000332
	Jazz musicians -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
	Jazz musicians.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Music.
	JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women.
	Jazz musicians. (OCoLC)fst00982205
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Genre/Form	Biographical poetry.
	Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
	Biographies.
	Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Author	Himes, Rachel, illustrator.
Other Form:	Online version: Powell, Patricia Hruby, 1951- Struttin' with some barbecue. Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, [2018] 9781632895813 (DLC) 2017033442
ISBN	9781580897402 (reinforced for library use)
	1580897401 (reinforced for library use)

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