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I do not claim any of the creation of the blues, although I have written many of them even before Mr. Handy had any blues published. I heard them when I was knee-high to a duck.

Jelly Roll Morton

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Jelly Roll Morton
Age: 50 †
Born: 1890
Born: October 20
Died: 1941
Died: July 10
Bandleader
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Jazz Musician
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Gulfport
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Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
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