Jelly Roll Morton AKA Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe Born: 20-Oct-1890 Birthplace: New Orleans, LA Died: 10-Jul-1941 Location of death: Los Angeles, CA Cause of death: Heart Failure Remains: Buried, Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, CA
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: Black Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Jazz Musician, Pianist Nationality: United States Executive summary: Jazz composer, pianist Father: Mouton (stepfather) Girlfriend: Anita Gonzales
Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame 1982 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1998 (early influence)
Is the subject of books:
Mister Jelly Roll, 1950, BY: Alan Lomax
Oh Mister Jelly! A Jelly Roll Morton Scrapbook, 1999, BY: William Russell
Dead Man Blues: Jelly Roll Morton Way Out West, 2001, BY: Phil Pastras
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