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Jelly Roll Morton
American ragtime and jazz pianist, bandleader and composer.
Born October 20th, 1890 in Gulfport. [ref]
Died July 10th, 1941 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (asthma). [ref]
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan