Ferdinand LaMothe aka Jelly Roll Morton was born in New Orleans on 10/20/1890. A masterful pianist and composer, he was one of the early architects of jazz. “Hello Central, Give me Dr. Jazz/He’s got what I need, I’ll say he has” #jellyrollmorton #jazz #neworleans
Rock and roll king Chuck Berry was born 99 years ago today on 10/18/1926. He changed American music forever. “Anything you want, we got right here in the USA” #chuckberry
Blues guitarist, singer and songwriter Big Joe Williams was born 10/16/1903. He maintained a career for over 5 decades and is known for his rigged up nine string guitar. He recorded classics like Baby Please Don’t Go and Crawling King Snake. In the 1960s, he mentored Bob Dylan and Mike Bloomfield.
