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  1. Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (né Lemott, later Morton; c. September 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer of Louisiana Creole descent.

  2. Apr 2, 2014 · Jelly Roll Morton was an American pianist and songwriter best known for influencing the formation of modern day jazz during the 1920s.

  3. Oct 28, 2022 · Sadly, KPCC reports, Morton never got the chance for a comeback. Shortly after booking a venue to perform in Los Angeles, he was hospitalized. "Jelly Roll" Morton died 11 days after he was admitted on July 10, 1941. He was only 50 years old.

  4. Jul 6, 2024 · Jelly Roll Morton was an American jazz composer and pianist who pioneered the use of prearranged, semiorchestrated effects in jazz-band performances. Morton learned the piano as a child and from 1902 was a professional pianist in the bordellos of the Storyville district of New Orleans.

  5. Jun 28, 2008 · Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton, more popularly known as “Jelly Roll” Morton, was an influential early 20th Century composer and pianist. Jelly Roll, the son of Creole parents, E.P. La Menthe and Louise Monette, was born in Gulfport, Mississippi in 1885.

  6. 3 days ago · Jelly Roll Morton was an American character so outrageous, that only he could have invented himself. Born Ferdinand Lamothe, sometimes spelled LaMothe, Lamenthe, LaMenthe, Lamotte, and Lemott, he ...

  7. New Orleans-based arranger and pianist who was the jazz idiom's first important composer. Read Full Biography. STREAM OR BUY: Active. 1900s - 1940s.

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