MUSICIAN

Lil Hardin Armstrong

1898 - 1971

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Lillian Hardin Armstrong (née Hardin; February 3, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was an American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer, and bandleader. She was the second wife of Louis Armstrong, with whom she collaborated on many recordings in the 1920s. Her compositions include "Struttin' with Some Barbecue", "Don't Jive Me", "Two Deuces", "Knee Drops", "Doin' the Suzie-Q", "Just for a Thrill" (which was a hit when revived by Ray Charles in 1959), "Clip Joint", and "Bad Boy" (a hit for the Jive Bombers in 1957). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lil Hardin Armstrong has received more than 643,431 page views. Her biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Lil Hardin Armstrong is the 1,845th most popular musician, the 9,349th most popular biography from United States and the 709th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Lil Hardin Armstrong ranks 1,845 out of 3,175. Before her are Guy Chambers, Hugh Hopper, Alan Jay Lerner, Doug Sampson, Shannon Leto, and Richard Davis. After her are Damian Marley, Matt Bellamy, Topper Headon, Josh Klinghoffer, Garrick Ohlsson, and Dave Mason.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1898, Lil Hardin Armstrong ranks 274. Before her are Konstantinos Dovas, Domingo Acedo, Roberto Larraz, Clyde King, Clara González, and Ewald Balser. After her are Alla Tarasova, Hal Brown, Robert Keith, Curtis Stevens, Magnus Goodman, and Humberto Tomasina. Among people deceased in 1971, Lil Hardin Armstrong ranks 217. Before her are Luigi Piotti, Hugo Black, Elemér Szathmáry, Usmar Ismail, Ed Gordon, and Joseph Pletincx. After her are Charles Pahud de Mortanges, Richard Mulcahy, Thomas C. Hart, Basil Dearden, Thawi Bunyaket, and Frederick Sheffield.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Lil Hardin Armstrong ranks 9,349 out of 20,380. Before her are Thomas Berger (1924), Gay Talese (1932), Wiz Khalifa (1987), George Lopez (1961), Arthur Shaw (1886), and Richard Davis (1930). After her are Russell Wong (1963), Johnny Unitas (1933), Gregg Araki (1959), Gary Hart (1936), Judd Apatow (1967), and Sterling Holloway (1905).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Lil Hardin Armstrong ranks 709. Before her are Tadd Dameron (1917), Lynn Harrell (1944), Robert Levin (1947), Alan Jay Lerner (1918), Shannon Leto (1970), and Richard Davis (1930). After her are Josh Klinghoffer (1979), Garrick Ohlsson (1948), Kim Kashkashian (1952), Doug Yule (1947), Danny Carey (1961), and Buddy Miles (1947).

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