Jelly Roll Morton Poems - Poems about Jelly Roll Morton

...WAS IT U? Tony Adamo Under the stars, were Jelly roll Morton rolls, carnival lights twinkling, like flowers glowing brightly in the night. Candy-bright sugar moments, pop like gumdrops, a swee......

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...The curtain rises on Bumblebee Babineaux walking self-confidently along Chartres Street. Bumblebee [singing]: Ain’t nothin’ gonna break my stride, nobody’s gonna slow me down. Oh, no, I got to kee......

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...December 14, 1965 "Mr. Samuel Cooke. Sam Cooke?? You been in that casket for three days.. You a long way from Chicago, son?" And Sam said, "What happened Where am I?" "This is ......

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