Morton, Jelly Roll (1890-1941)
Born Ferdinand Joseph, Jelly Roll Morton is best known for his songs "Jelly Roll Blues" (1905), "King Porter Stomp" (1906), and "Kansa...
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EASTBOZRAH, Conn. (AP) _ For many students here, it will be less play and more work. The principal at Fields Memorial School decided to cancel recess in grades five through eight. A letter to paren...
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Ken Nelson, a longtime talent scout at Capitol Records who produced dozens of No. 1 country music hits and helped push Buck Owens and Merle Haggard to country stardom in the 1960s, has died. He was...
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Ken Nelson, a longtime talent scout at Capitol Records who produced dozens of No. 1 country music hits and helped push Buck Owens and Merle Haggard to country stardom in the 1960s, has died. He was...
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The J.V.C. Jazz Festival, which rolls through town every June, is an oddly redundant event (isn't New York City a nonstop jazz festival?), but it does offer a concentrated dose of all-star bands th...
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Morton, Jelly Roll (1890-1941)
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