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by blueorleansradio · 01/28/2015

Dukes of Dixieland

The Richmond Symphony @rvasymphony Celebrates #NOLA #JAZZ with the Dukes of Dixieland @DUKESDixieland and the No B.S. Brass Band http://nola.tw/T5

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1888 - Frank Richards was born on this day. A ragtime pianist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He played in the Storyville bordellos for a while, but was mostly known from stories passed down from Jelly Roll Morton. He is primarily mentioned as the man who helped Jelly Roll compose the song New Orleans Blues whcih Jelly Roll claimed to be his earliest composition. He is assumed to have passed away before 1920.

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1888 - Frank Richards was born on this day. A ragtime pianist and a native of New Orleans, Louisiana. He played in the Storyville bordellos for a while, but was mostly known from stories passed down from Jelly Roll Morton. He is primarily mentioned as the man who helped Jelly Roll compose the song New Orleans Blues whcih Jelly Roll claimed to be his earliest composition. He is assumed to have passed away before 1920.

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