Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (Jelly Roll Morton) Quotes

I do not claim any of the creation of the blues, although I have written many of them even before Mr. Handy had any blues published. I heard them when I was knee-high to a duck.

Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe

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  Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe
  • Creation
  • Blues
  • Published