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Jelly Roll Morton at Crystal Beach, Ontario
By Mike Meddings

The Buffalo (New York) 'Evening News' dated 23rd July 1927, page 5,
ran the following advert for Jelly Roll Morton's appearance at Crystal
Beach, Ontario:

  Dance All Next Week To The Toe-Tingling, Soul Stirring Music
  By The World Famous 'Jelly Roll' Morton and his Red Hot Peppers,
  America's Premier Colored Jazz Band.

A further advert on page 18 in the 1st August 1927 issue, reports:

  Dance All This Week To Zippy Airs From Dixie-Land
  by 'Jelly Roll' Morton And His Red Hot Peppers

These items have been updated with links to the original adverts from
the 'Buffalo Evening News', courtesy of Randolph Herr.

Mike Meddings
http://www.doctorjazz.freeserve.co.uk


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