In the season one finale, Jack finds his way through the life and career of jazz legend Lil Hardin Armstrong, who performed on exactly one country record: the groundbreaking Blue Yodel #9 with Jimmie Rodgers and her husband Louis Armstrong.
Songs:
Trisha Yearwood - Xs and Os (an American Girl)
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World
Fisk Jubilee Singers - Brethren Rise!
WC Handy - St. Louis Blues
Jelly Roll Morton - The Crave
Alberta Hunter - He’s Got a Punch Like Joe Lewis
King Oliver and his Creole Jazz Band - Dippermouth Blues
Alberta Hunter - Everybody Loves My Baby
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five - Yes, I’m in the Barrell
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five - Gut Bucket Blues
Louis Artmstrong - Dinah
Louis Armstrong and his Hot Five - Struttin with some Barbeque
Lil Hardin Armstrong and Her Swing Orchestra - Just for a Thrill
Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel #9
Lil Hardin Armstrong and Her Swing Orchestra - Brown Gal
Lil Hardin Armstrong - Clip joint
References:
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Armstrong, L. (2001). Louis Armstrong, in his own words: selected writings. Oxford University Press, USA.
Armstrong, L. H. (2007). Satchmo and Me. American Music, 106-118.
Bergreen, L. (2012). Louis Armstrong: an extravagant life. Crown.
Dickerson, J. L. (2002). Just for a thrill: Lil Hardin Armstrong, first lady of jazz. Cooper Square Press.
Ewing, K. T. (2017). Lillian" Lil" Hardin Armstrong (1898-1971).
Gleason, H. (Ed.). (2017). Woman Walk the Line: How the Women in Country Music Changed Our Lives. University of Texas Press.
Glenn-Nelson, K. (February 28, 2019), An American Girl: Alice Randall's Journey as a Black Female Country Songwriter.
https://www.ascap.com/news-events/articles/2019/02/bhm-alice-randall-country
Hardin, L. Interview clips retrieved from
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Porterfield, N. (2007). Jimmie Rodgers: the life and times of America's blue yodeler. Univ. Press of Mississippi.
Teachout, T. (2009). Pops: A Life of Louis Armstrong. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
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