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Sunny Side"; "A Little Boy Called Taps'5; "Good Old USA"; "He's a College Boy"; "When Uncle Joe Plays a Rag on His Old Banjo"; "Bobbin' Up and Down"; "Another Rag"; "I'd Rather be a Lobster than a Wise Guy"; "Hurrah for Baffins Bay"; "Sing Me Love's Lullaby." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Morton, Ferdinand Joseph (Jelly Roll), composer, pianist, arranger; piano-roll and phonograph-recording artist; b. New Orleans, La., Sept. 20, 1885; d. Los Angeles, Calif., July 10, 1941. ASCAP 1939. Educ: in music with private tutors; guitar with Spanish teacher; piano with Mrs. Moment, Professor Nickerson and St. Joseph Catholic Coll., New Orleans. Began career as pianist in New Orleans resorts, developing distinctive style, fore-runner of "jazz piano"; later toured country, playing solo, with bands and orchestras and on stage. Pioneer of New Orleans Jazz. Organized Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers as recording unit. In 1937-38 manager night club, Washington D.C. Made more than one hundred historical recordings for archives of Folk Music Division of Library of Congress. Works: "The Jelly Roll Blues"; "King Porter Stomp"; "Frog-i-more Rag'; "The Pearls"; "The Crave"; "Winin' Boy Blues"; "Wolverine Blues"; "Buddy Bolden's Blues"; "Bert Williams"; "Perfect Rag"; "London Blues"; "Milenberg Joys." Address: Estate, c/o ASCAP.
Mossman, Ted, composer, author, pianist; b. Chicago, 111., April 6, 1912. ASCAP 1942. Educ: Chicago and Cleveland public schools, Chicago Musical Coll., and Univ. of 111.; Univ. of Rochester, Bachelor of Music. Fellowship Juilliard Graduate School in composition. Studio in New York teaching composition and arranging. Fellowship Eastman School of Music, Bachelor of Music, 1936. Musical di- |
rector Chicago Cube Theater. Works incl. ballets: Salome; High Tension; 52nd Street. Songs: "Dream On"; "Till the End of Time"; "Six P.M."; "White Orchid and a Memory"; "Full Moon and Empty Arms." Ode to Gershwin, tone poem; Abraham Lincoln, music drama; Central Park Romance for piano and orchestra; The Encounter, baritone solo; Let Freedom Ring, chorus and orchestra; Three Children's Dances; also piano solos and teaching pieces. Home: Hollywood, Calif. Address: c/o ASCAP. |
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Mott, Harold, author; b. Cortland, N.Y., May 9, 1908. ASCAP 1947. Educ.: public schools, Rutgers Univ., Newark College of Engineering (advertising, business management, and journalism). Studied percussion with Al Borak; played in college dance bands. Newspaper reporter for four years, then in 1936 entered public relations work. Songs: "Ho Hum, It's Spring"; "Go Happy, Go Lucky, Go Love"; "The Little Wooden Soldiers Go To War"; "Don't Have To Tell Nobody"; "So They Tell Me"; "Wanderlust ; "Whistling Girl"; "Moon Caught Fire"; "The Weather Man Was Wrong"; "Can't Get the Mood"; "Whistle Down Lane"; "Patty Cake Kiss"; "Crazy Things We Do." Home: New York, N.Y. Address: c/o ASCAP. |
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Motzan, Otto, composer; b. Hungary, Oct. 12, 1880; d. New York, Jan. 15, 1937. ASCAP 1914 (charter member). Educ.: in music in Hungary; to U.S. 1907. A violinist, organized own orchestra, then became musical director for Belle Baker in vaudeville. Gave up theatrical work for composing for Broadway musical productions Passing Show of 1916, Passing Show of 1917, The Show of Wonders, Very Good Eddie, Nobody Home; operetta Marishka. Songs: "Bright Eyes"; "Where Are You Dream Girl?"; "The Traffic Was Terrific"; "Maria Mia'V |
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