Tag Archives: Lil Hardin Armstrong

Happy 117th Birthday, Lil Hardin Armstrong! (2/3/1898)

Posted on February 3, 2015 by Charlie Dahan

Happy 117th Birthday, Lil Hardin Armstrong! (2/3/1898). She recorded and co-wrote “Workingman Blues” with King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band in Richmond on 10/5/1923. It appeared on Gennett 5275, Biltmore 1028, and Tempo R-29.

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Happy 116th Birthday, Baby Dodds! (12/24/1898)

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Happy 116th Birthday, Baby Dodds! (12/24/1898). Here is King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band’s complete April 1923 Session. Featured on these recordings are King Oliver & Louis Armstrong (c), Honore Dutrey (tb), Johnny Dodds (cl), Lil Hardin (p), Bill Johnson (bjo) … Continue reading →

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Dec. 23rd in Gennett History, 1924: Red Onion Jazz Babies Recorded “Cake Walking Babies From Home”

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Dec. 23rd in Gennett History, 1924: Red Onion Jazz Babies recorded “Cake Walking Babies From Home” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 5627, Silvertone 4029, and a ton of foreign reissue labels. It featured Eva Taylor and Clarence Todd (vox), … Continue reading →

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Nov. 26 in Gennett History, 1924: Red Onion Jazz Babies ecorded “Santa Claus Blues”

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Nov. 26 in Gennett History, 1924: Red Onion Jazz Babies recorded “Santa Claus Blues” in NYC. This recoding appeared on Gennett 5607, AF A-037, Brunswick 80062, Gazell 1040, Hot Record Society 32, Jazz Collector L-62, Silvertone 4032, and Storyville KB-100. … Continue reading →

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Nov. 8th in Gennett History, 1924: The Red Onion Jazz Babies Recorded “Texas Moaner Blues”

Posted on November 8, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Nov. 8th in Gennett History, 1924: The Red Onion Jazz Babies recorded “Texas Moaner Blues” in NYC. It appeared on Gennett 5594, Silvertone 4033, and Jazz Collector L – 94. The recording featured Louis Armstrong (c), Alberta Hunter (as Josephine … Continue reading →

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Oct. 5th in Gennett History, 1923: King Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band Recorded Eight sides in Richmond

Posted on October 5, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Oct. 5th in Gennett History, 1923: King Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band recorded eight sides in Richmond. The band included Louis Armstrong and Joe ‘King’ Olver (c), Honore Dutrey (tb), Johnny Dodds (CL), Lil Hardin (P), Johnny St. Cyr … Continue reading →

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April 10th in Gennett History, 1938: King Oliver Passed Away

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

April 10th in Gennett History, 1938: King Oliver passed away. He recorded “Chimes Blues” in Richmond on 4/6/1923 in Richmond with Louis Armstrong (c), Honore Dutrey (tb), Johnny Dodds (cl), Lil Hardin Armstrong (p), Bill Johnson (bjo) and Baby Dodds … Continue reading →

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April 6th in Gennett History, 1923: King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band Recorded Ten Sides in Richmond

Posted on April 6, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

April 6th in Gennett History, 1923: King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band recorded ten sides in Richmond, including “Chimes Blues,” Canal Street Blues,” and “Dippermouth Blues. The band featured King Oliver and Louis Armstong (tpt), Honore Dutrey (tbn), Johnny Dodds (clt), … Continue reading →

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Happy 119th Birthday, Alberta Hunter (4/1/1895)

Posted on April 3, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Happy 119th Birthday, Alberta Hunter (4/1/1895). She recorded as Josephine Beatty for Gennett including her work with the Red Onion Jazz Babies. “Texas Moaner Blues” appeared on Ge 5594 & Sil 4033 and featured Alberta Hunter (vox), Louis Armstrong (tpt), … Continue reading →

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Feb. 3rd in Gennett History, 1898: Pianist Lil Hardin Armstrong Was Born

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Charlie Dahan

Feb. 3rd in Gennett History, 1898: Pianist Lil Hardin Armstrong was born. She recorded and co-wrote “Workingman Blues” with King Oliver’s Creole Jazz Band in Richmond on 10/5/1923. It appeared on Gennett 5275.

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