Jelly Roll Morton

Summary

Jelly Roll Morton is a human^[1]. He was born in New Orleans^[2]. He was born on October 20, 1890^[3]. He died in Los Angeles^[4]. He died on July 10, 1941^[5]. He worked as a jazz pianist^[6], bandleader^[7], composer^[8], and conductor^[9]. He ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,439 views/month, #6,693 of 1,000,298).^[10]

Key Facts

• Jelly Roll Morton's place of birth was New Orleans^[2].
• Jelly Roll Morton passed away in Los Angeles^[4].
• Jelly Roll Morton was born on October 20, 1890^[3].
• Jelly Roll Morton died on July 10, 1941^[5].
• Jelly Roll Morton is buried at Calvary Cemetery^[11].
• Jelly Roll Morton held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Jelly Roll Morton is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].
• Jelly Roll Morton's professions included jazz pianist^[6].
• Jelly Roll Morton worked as a bandleader^[7].
• Jelly Roll Morton worked as a composer^[8].
• Jelly Roll Morton's professions included conductor^[9].
• Jelly Roll Morton received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[14].
• Jelly Roll Morton received the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[15].
• Jelly Roll Morton was influenced by Scott Joplin^[16].
• Jelly Roll Morton is recorded as male^[17].
• Jelly Roll Morton's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Jelly Roll Morton's genre is jazz^[19].
• Jelly Roll Morton's genre is ragtime^[20].
• Jelly Roll Morton's record label is recorded as Vocalion Records^[21].
• Jelly Roll Morton's Commons category is recorded as Jelly Roll Morton^[22].
• Jelly Roll Morton's archives at is recorded as Library of Congress Music Division^[23].
• The cause of death was asthma^[24].
• Jelly Roll Morton's family name is recorded as Lamothe^[25].
• Jelly Roll Morton's given name is recorded as Ferdinand^[26].
• Jelly Roll Morton's pseudonym is recorded as Jelly Roll Morton^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1885-10-20^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 1941-07-10^[31]

• Genre(s): big band, blues, dixieland, jazz, piano blues, ragtime^[32]

• Community tags: big band, blues, dixieland, jazz, piano blues, ragtime^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 3d094919-071f-4070-95dc-e1f350e4a5f3^[34]

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Origins and Family

Jelly Roll Morton's place of birth was New Orleans^[2]. He was born on October 20, 1890^[3]. He is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include jazz pianist^[6], bandleader^[7], composer^[8], and conductor^[9].

Recognition

Awards received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[14], a lifetime achievement award^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1962^[37] and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[15], a music museum^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1983^[40].

Death and Burial

Jelly Roll Morton died on July 10, 1941^[5]. He passed away in Los Angeles^[4]. The cause of death was asthma^[24]. Burial took place at Calvary Cemetery^[11].

Why It Matters

Jelly Roll Morton ranks in the top 0.67% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,439 views/month, #6,693 of 1,000,298).^[10] He has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]

FAQs

Where was Jelly Roll Morton born?

Born in New Orleans^[2], Jelly Roll Morton…

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 jazz pianist^[6], bandleader^[7], composer^[8], and conductor^[9].

What awards did Jelly Roll Morton receive?

Honors received include Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award^[14] and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame^[15].