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The Life of Jelly Roll Morton
Title: The Life of Jelly Roll Morton
Category: Arts & Humanities / Music
Details: Words: 975 | Pages: 4.1 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Life of Jelly Roll Morton
Ferdinand Joseph “Jelly Roll Morton” LaMenthe was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on October 20, 1890. As a child he began to learn how to play the piano at age 10 years old. He was taught by Tony Jackson, composer of songs like “Pretty Boy” and other hits. Tony Jackson is among the few musicians whom Morton admired and respected. He called Jackson “ the greatest single-handed entertainers in the world.” After the death of his mother, Morton began …showed first 75 words of 975 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 975 total…and downs of Morton entitled Jelly’s Last Jam starring Gregory Hines which was very excellent in New York. Mr. Morton’s memory and contributions to music will live forever.
References
Shaw, Arnold, Black Popular Music in America,
Schirmer Books., New York.1986
Jelly Roll Morton:
http://www.pbs.org/jazz/biography/artist_id_morton_jelly_roll.html
Morton, Jelly Roll:
http://blackhistory.eb.com/notrame/micro/405/70.html
Ferdinand Morton:
http://www.redhotjazz.com/jellyroll.html
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