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Born: October 20, 1890 in New Orleans, LA
Years Active: 20 's, 30 's, 40 's
Died: July 10, 1941 in Los Angeles, CA
Genre: Jazz

Biography:
One of the very first giants of jazz, Jelly Roll Morton did himself a lot of harm posthumously by exaggerating his worth, claiming to have invented jazz in 1902. Morton's accomplishments as an early innovator are so vast that he did not really need to stretch the truth. Morton was jazz's first great composer, writing such songs as amp;"King Porter... Continue Bio >>

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Discography:
2002 Panama
1956 Incomparable Jelly Roll Morton
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Filmography:
1971 Kid Punch Miller: 'Til the Butcher Cuts Him Down
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Member Of: New Orleans Rhythm Kings More >> Similar Artists: Eubie Blake W.C. Handy James P. Johnson Lovie Austin Richard M. Jones More >>

Influenced By: Tony Jackson Mike Walbridge More >> Followers: Don Ewell Art Hodes Dick Hyman Mike Westbrook Lonnie Liston Smith More >>

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