[Dixielandjazz] Website update - Jelly Roll's ancestors and relatives

Mike Meddings mike at doctorjazz.freeserve.co.uk
Sun Jul 1 09:52:43 PDT 2007


Hello all,

The website has been updated with 3 essays of great historical interest as 
set out below.

Genealogist Peter Hanley sends an excellent essay on Jelly Roll Morton's 
"Uncle" -- Neville Joseph Monette.   This accompanies Neville Monette's WWI 
draft registration card.

Peter Hanley sends an essay on Jelly Roll Morton's "Uncle" -- Nelusco J. 
Adams.   This accompanies Nelusco J. Adams WWI draft registration card.

Peter Hanley sends an essay on Jelly Roll Morton's "Uncle" -- Auguste 
Reynolds Monette.   This accompanies Auguste Reynolds Monette's WWI draft 
registration card.

All the above relatives are mentioned by Jelly Roll on the Library of 
Congress recordings.

Coming soon --- essays by top-class researchers, accompanied by WWI draft 
cards of William Benbow, Tony Parenti, Buddie Petit (Joseph Crawford), 
Andrew Hilaire, Fate Marable, Johnny Dunn, George Mitchell, Tommy Ladnier 
and many others.

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

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

Musically yours

Mike

www.doctorjazz.co.uk 



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