Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories -- Elijah Wald, Hardcover

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Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories -- Elijah Wald, HardcoverThe New York Times bestselling author of Dylan Goes Electric! follows Jelly Roll Morton on a journey through the hidden worlds and forbidden songs of early blues and jazz. In Jelly Roll Blues: Censored Songs and Hidden Histories, Elijah Wald takes readers on a journey into the hidden and censored world of early blues and jazz, guided by the legendary New Orleans pianist Jelly Roll Morton. Morton became nationally famous as a composer and bandleader in

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