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Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe (1890 - 1941)

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Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

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Died at age 50in Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

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AKA Lemott, LaMotte, LaMenthe and Jelly Roll Morton.

Jelly Roll Morton - New World Encyclopedia

Jelly Roll Morton

Jelly Roll Morton, byname of Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe, (born Oct. 20, 1890, New Orleans, La., U.S.—died July 10, 1941, Los Angeles, Calif.), American jazz composer and pianist who pioneered the use of prearranged, semiorchestrated effects in jazz-band performances.

Morton learned the piano as a child and from 1902 was a professional pianist in the bordellos of the Storyville district of New Orleans.

He was one of the pioneer ragtime piano players, but he would later invite scorn by claiming to have “invented jazz in 1902.” He was, nevertheless, an important Ferdinand Joseph Lamothe (1890 - 1941) - WikiTree JYT