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Full Name: Jelly Roll Morton
Biography:
(1890-1941) Ferdinand Le Menthe (Jelly Roll Morton) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1890. He moved to New York in 1928.
Author's Timeline:
1890 (Unknown) County
Ferdinand Joseph Le Menthe (Jelly Roll Morton) was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, or in Gulfport, Mississippi, in 1890 or in 1885.  
1916 (Unknown) County
King Porter Stomp
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1941 (Unknown) County
Jelly Roll Morton died in Los Angeles, California, in 1941. 
1923 (Unknown) County
Grandpa's Spells
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1915 (Unknown) County
Original Jelly Roll Blues
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1928 New York County
Morton moved to New York City in 1928 and worked in Harlem. 
1941 (Unknown) County
Jelly Roll Morton was interred in Calvary Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California. 
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Wolverine Blues
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The Pearls
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Mr. Jelly Roll
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Shreveport Stomp
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Milenburg Joys
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Black Bottom Stomp
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The Chant
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