@Kevsgirl234 Let me correct : Ferdinand Joseph Lamenthe, he came from a French speaking family in New Orleans.
Read his biography written by Alan Lomax ("Jelly Roll Morton"), if you haven't. Unfortunately, somebody stole the only diamond left (in his tooth) he had when he died...
@Kevsgirl234 Let me correct : Ferdinand Joseph Lamenthe, he came from a French speaking family in New Orleans.
Read his biography written by Alan Lomax ("Jelly Roll Morton"), if you haven't. Unfortunately, somebody stole the only diamond left (in his tooth) he had when he died...