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Jelly Roll Morton

1890 - 1941

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Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (né Lemott, later Morton; c. September 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American blues and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer of Louisiana Creole descent. Morton was jazz's first arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential characteristics when notated. His composition "Jelly Roll Blues", published in 1915, was one of the first published jazz compositions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jelly Roll Morton is the 696th most popular musician (down from 616th in 2019), the 3,890th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,194th in 2019) and the 214th most popular American Musician.

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Among musicians, Jelly Roll Morton ranks 696 out of 3,175. Before him are Jeff Porcaro, Eric Woolfson, Rudolf Barshai, Heinrich Wilhelm Ernst, Chaka Khan, and Angélique Kidjo. After him are Zino Francescatti, Suzanne Vega, Rufus Wainwright, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Jeff Buckley, and Xaver Scharwenka.

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Among people born in 1890, Jelly Roll Morton ranks 118. Before him are Phetsarath Ratanavongsa, Erwin Jaenecke, Jüri Uluots, Paul Strand, Kazimierz Ajdukiewicz, and Michał Rola-Żymierski. After him are Mustafa Shokay, André-Louis Danjon, Adolf Wagner, Harold Spencer Jones, Maurice McLoughlin, and Arthur Holmes. Among people deceased in 1941, Jelly Roll Morton ranks 94. Before him are Simon Dubnow, Marcel Prévost, Anandyn Amar, Parvin E'tesami, Gutzon Borglum, and Louis Marcoussis. After him are Manuel Teixeira Gomes, Mustafa Shokay, Kurt Hensel, Peder Mørk Mønsted, Fritz-Julius Lemp, and May Ziade.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jelly Roll Morton ranks 3,890 out of 20,380. Before him are Michael Chang (1972), Wilson Pickett (1941), Keb' Mo' (1951), Ron Rivest (1947), Tony Goldwyn (1960), and Philip Kaufman (1936). After him are Sherilyn Fenn (1965), Philip Baker Hall (1931), Fergie (1975), Dan Gurney (1931), Jean Bartik (1924), and Suzanne Vega (1959).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jelly Roll Morton ranks 214. Before him are Stephen Kovacevich (1940), Lindsey Buckingham (1949), Captain Beefheart (1941), Kenny Loggins (1948), Jeff Porcaro (1954), and Chaka Khan (1953). After him are Suzanne Vega (1959), Rufus Wainwright (1973), Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1929), Jeff Buckley (1966), Steve Lacy (1934), and Victor Young (1900).

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