In return, he was cheated and discarded by the industry he ignited. So begins this commemorative tribute to the Storyville piano player who took ragtime out of New Orleans and onto the road. Morton brought Dixieland to Chicago, founded the Red Hot Peppers, and composed and recorded prolifically in the first decades of the twentieth century, but died broke and nearly forgotten in 1941. Audio clips, an interactive timeline, abundant photographs, and interviews with contemporary jazzmen attest to the genius and soul of Jelly Roll. Rural, urban, suburban, set in driveways and on highways, these images evoke the romance of the road and invite visitors to describe the ride of their lives in text and pictures.
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To join in the ongoing conversation you'll need to log on and create an account, but you can browse anonymously through the alphabetical idea space, seamlessly archived by the head baker. The Fantastic in Art and Fiction Featuring over 300 ghoulish illustrations, this fascinating image bank explores the roles of angels, demons, monsters, witches, and other gruesome ephemera in classical art and literature. Anne Rice fans will flip their wigs. The Optigan was quickly dismissed as the Edsel of musical instruments, but in recent years this curious organ has made a comeback, appearing on albums by Fiona Apple , Elvis Costello, and Aimee Mann. It has also inspired an immensely entertaining web site.