[Dixielandjazz] Website update -- Martin Blumenthal - Henry Ford - Bunk Johnson - J. Lawrence Cook

[Mike Meddings]

Hello all,

The website has been updated with 4 items of historical interest to devotees 
of Jelly Roll Morton, Bunk Johnson and J. Lawrence Cook.

Genealogist Peter Hanley sends a superb essay on Martin (Marty Bloom) 
Blumenthal.   This accompanies Blumenthal's WWI draft registration card.

A very rare photograph of Henry Ford (Enrique Villalpando) from the 
collection of Colleen Ford.   Henry was the adopted son of John Francis 
(Jack) Ford and Anita Gonzales Ford.   Courtesy of William Boyle.

Peter Hanley sends an excellent essay on Bunk (Willie) Johnson.   This 
accompanies Johnson's WWI draft registration card.

Prof. Brian Dolan and Prof. Alan Wallace send the 9th in a series of superb 
articles written by J. Lawrence Cook for the International Musician 
magazine, dated October 1941.   The article includes scans of hand-written 
music examples by Cook.

The above items can be accessed from the grey UPDATED BOX at:

http://www.doctorjazz.co.uk/

Future articles and WWI draft registration cards will include : Ignace 
Colas, Antoine Charles Elgar, John Francis (Jack) Ford, Charles C. Creath, 
Zez Confrey, Jimmy Yancey, Warren "Baby" Dodds, George W. Thomas, J. Russel 
Robinson, Richard M. Jones, Paul Whiteman and Fletcher Hamilton Henderson 
Jr.

Musically yours

Mike.

www.doctorjazz.co.uk/