Lil Hardin-Armstrong

American jazz pianist, composer, arranger, singer and bandleader (b. February 3, 1898 in Memphis, Tennessee – d. August 27, 1971 in Chicago, Illinois).

Played with [a=Freddie Keppard], [a=King Oliver], [a=Louis Armstrong], [a=Henry Allen], [a=Zutty Singleton], and many others. She also led her own groups, ([a=Lil Armstrong And Her Dixielanders] and [a=Lil Armstrong And Her Swing Band]). Lil Hardin-Armstrong was Louis Armstrong's second wife (and he was her second husband). They married in 1924 and divorced in 1938.

Composed "Struttin' With Some Barbecue," "Bad Boy," "Just For A Thrill," "Perdido Street Blues," "The King Of The Zulu's", which is often miscredited to [a=Louis Armstrong].