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Jelly Roll Morton

1890 - 1941

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Ferdinand Joseph LaMothe (né Lemott, later Morton; c. September 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941), known professionally as Jelly Roll Morton, was an American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader, and composer of Louisiana Creole descent. Morton was jazz's first arranger, proving that a genre rooted in improvisation could retain its essential characteristics when notated. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jelly Roll Morton has received more than 1,459,729 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia. Jelly Roll Morton is the 410th most popular musician (down from 376th in 2019), the 2,282nd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,099th in 2019) and the 123rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 56.27

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  • 32

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.53

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Jelly Roll Morton ranks 410 out of 2,662. Before him are Duane Allman, Theodor Leschetizky, Martin Gore, Wolfgang Sawallisch, Verivery, and Flea. After him are Peggy Lee, Marguerite Long, Tatiana Nikolayeva, Stevie Young, John Phillips, and Andy Summers.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1890, Jelly Roll Morton ranks 75. Before him are Max Immelmann, Prince Joachim of Prussia, Jacobus Oud, Walter Weiß, Alois Eliáš, and Konstantin Melnikov. After him are Seiichi Itō, Louis Delluc, Solomon Mikhoels, Edwin Howard Armstrong, Bechara El Khoury, and Claire Lee Chennault. Among people deceased in 1941, Jelly Roll Morton ranks 67. Before him are Dmitry Merezhkovsky, Natalie of Serbia, Annie Jump Cannon, Alfred Hettner, Henri Cornet, and Guillermo Kahlo. After him are Guido Adler, Hjalmar Söderberg, Karin Boye, Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière, Christian Sinding, and Joachim Schepke.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jelly Roll Morton ranks 2,282 out of 18,182. Before him are Geraldine Page (1924), Estelle Getty (1923), Kate Jackson (1948), Ellery Harding Clark (1874), E. Howard Hunt (1918), and James Heckman (1944). After him are Patricia Cornwell (1956), Raymond E. Feist (1945), Edmond Hamilton (1904), Marvin Harris (1927), Andrew Wyeth (1917), and Gerard Damiano (1928).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Jelly Roll Morton ranks 123. Before him are Pat Martino (1944), Moondog (1916), Wayne Shorter (1933), John Frusciante (1970), Chet Atkins (1924), and Duane Allman (1946). After him are Peggy Lee (1920), John Phillips (1935), Maurice White (1941), Lester Young (1909), Van Cliburn (1934), and Bud Powell (1924).

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