Jelly Roll Morton was an American character so outrageous, that only he could have invented himself. Born Ferdinand Lamothe, sometimes spelled LaMothe, Lamenthe, LaMenthe, Lamotte, and Lemott, he ...

Jelly Roll performs during ... that helped inspire his song “I Am Not Okay,” especially after the track and several others left Hammar in tears. “Oh goodness. I don't fully remember my first real ...