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Jelly Roll Morton

American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer (1890–1941)
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Jelly Roll Morton
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Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
October 20, 1890
Date of death
July 10, 1941
Place of birth
New Orleans
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Ethnic group
African Americans[12]
Occupation
jazz pianist, bandleader, composer, conductor, jazz musician, pianist, musician[13][14]
Award received
Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[15][16]
Genre
jazz, ragtime[19][20]
Cause of death
asthma[23]
Nominated for
Tony Award for Best Original Score[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[31]
Archives at
Library of Congress Music Division[22]
Birth name
Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe[32]
Described by source
Biographical Dictionary of Afro-American and African Musicians[29]
Different from
Jelly Roll, Jelly Roll[34]
Family name
Lamothe[24]
Given name
Ferdinand[25]
Influenced by
Scott Joplin[17]
Instrument
piano[28]
Manner of death
natural causes[27]
P14750
A957-E105-4E7A-A644-CAAF
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Place of burial
Calvary Cemetery[10]
Pseudonym
Jelly Roll Morton[26]
Record label
Vocalion Records[21]
Represented by
Music Corporation of America, Inc.[33]
Start of work period
1900[35]
🏷️ Also known as
en Ferdinand "Jelly Roll" Morton en Jelly Roll Morton en Ferdinand Morton en Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe ar جيلي رول مورتون cs Ferdinand Joseph Lemott cs Ferdinand Joseph Lemoth cs Ferdinand Joseph Lamoth el Τζέλι Ρολ Μόρτον es Jellyroll Morton [plausible misspelling] es Jelly Rol Morton fa جلی رول مورتون fr Ferdinand « Jelly Roll » Morton fr Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe he ג'לי רול מורטון it Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe ja ジェリー・ロール・モートン ko 퍼디낸드 조지프 모턴 ko 퍼디낸드 조지프 러모트 ko 젤리 롤 모턴
🔖 Identifiers · 91
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress authority ID
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GND ID
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Album of the Year artist ID
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All About Jazz musician ID
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AllMusic artist ID
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American National Biography ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BBC Things ID
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BabelNet ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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BlackPast.org ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Carnegie Hall agent ID
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Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
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Classical Archives composer ID
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Comic Vine ID
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Cultureel Woordenboek ID
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DAHR artist ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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Deezer artist ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Discogs artist ID
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Encyclopedia of African American History 1896 to the Present entry ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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Encyclopædia Universalis ID
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FAST ID
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Famous Birthdays ID
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Fandango person ID
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Find a Grave memorial ID
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Freebase ID
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GTAA ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Gran Enciclopèdia de la Música ID
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Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
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Grove Music Online ID
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Harper's tag
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IDU person ID
29206
IMDb ID
nm0607974
IMSLP ID
Category:Morton,_Jelly_Roll
IdRef ID
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Interlingual Index ID
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Internet Broadway Database person ID
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Isidore scholar ID
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KBR person ID
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Kallías ID
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Last.fm ID
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Les Archives du spectacle person ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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MusicBrainz artist ID
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Musicalics composer ID
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Musik-Sammler.de artist ID
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Muziekweb performer ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
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National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Notable Names Database ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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Pitchfork artist ID
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Rate Your Music artist ID
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Tidal artist ID
4513
Trading Card Database name ID
155517
VGMdb artist ID
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Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
jelly-roll-morton
WikiTree person ID
Lamothe-253
WordNet 3.1 Synset ID
11213048-n
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/877ca568-0f1a-485f-91b6-15b126a2b1d2

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🔗 Connections
Mb:composer 8
Jelly Roll Blues, Jelly Roll Blues, King Porter Stomp, King Porter Stomp, Gambling Jack, Gambling Jack, Wolverine Blues, Wolverine Blues
Occupation 3
composer, conductor, bandleader
Award received 2
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award
Genre 2
jazz, ragtime
Mb:performer of 2
The Complete Library of Congress Recordings, The Piano Rolls
Cause of death 1
asthma
Compositions 1
Pretty Baby
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Different from 1
Jelly Roll
Ethnic group 1
African Americans
Given name 1
Ferdinand
Influenced by 1
Scott Joplin
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
piano
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Mb:member of band 1
Red Hot Peppers
Nominated for 1
Tony Award for Best Original Score
Place of birth 1
New Orleans
Place of burial 1
Calvary Cemetery
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Record label 1
Vocalion Records
Sex or gender 1
male
← Different from 1
Jelly Roll
← Performer 1
Jelly Roll Blues
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Summary

Jelly Roll Morton was born on October 20, 1890[1], in New Orleans[2]. He died on July 10, 1941[3], in Los Angeles[4]. He worked as a jazz pianist[5], bandleader[6], composer[7], conductor[8], and jazz musician[9].

FAQs

Where was Jelly Roll Morton born?

Jelly Roll Morton's place of birth was New Orleans[2].

Where did Jelly Roll Morton die?

Jelly Roll Morton passed away in Los Angeles[4].

What did Jelly Roll Morton do for work?

Jelly Roll Morton worked as a jazz pianist[5], bandleader[6], composer[7], conductor[8], and jazz musician[9].

What awards did Jelly Roll Morton receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award[15] and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[16].

Related Entities

Los Angeles Scott Joplin United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Find a Grave. Retrieved . doctorjazz.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . Find a Grave. wikidata.org.
  13. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [12] ↑ . BlackPast.org. wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . lccn.loc.gov. lccn.loc.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . tonyawards.com. tonyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  7. 12w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 12w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  9. 14w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-07-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  10. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0329938-Morton-Jelly-Roll-18901941
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