[Dixielandjazz] FW: Question? RE; Jelly Roll Morton

Ric Giorgi ricgiorgi at sympatico.ca
Sat Mar 29 09:16:41 PDT 2008


>From Alistair Cooke's book "Memoires of The Great & The Good" p. 212


"One of his first regular jobs was delivering beer to the red light
district (a trade known in New Orleans as "the can rusher," which
the pimp and bawdy-house piano player Jelly Roll Morton boasted of
as his first paid - meaning honourable - job)."  

Hope this helps,

Ricardo Giorgi
Rainbow Gardens Music
Toronto ON
rgmusic at sympatico.ca
-----Original Message-----
From: dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com
[mailto:dixielandjazz-bounces at ml.islandnet.com] On Behalf Of Don
Mopsick
Sent: March 29, 2008 10:06 AM
To: Ric Giorgi
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Subject: [Dixielandjazz] FW: Question? RE; Jelly Roll Morton

If anyone here can answer this question authoritatively, I will
publish your
response (with proper attribution) in the April or May issue of Jazz
Me
News.

Thanks in advance,

mopo

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken J [mailto:kenbjck at gmail.com] 
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 8:24 AM
To: mophandl at landing.com
Subject: Question? RE; Jelly Roll Morton 

Would anyone connected to your organization know the meaning of a
statement
made by Jelly Roll on his Library of congress interview.
 
"Had to learn to be a can rusher"
 
Ken Jackson
Englewood, Florida



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