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Morton

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Mor·ton  (môrtn), Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Known as "Jelly Roll." 1885-1941.
American musician and composer who recorded seminal jazz works during the 1920s and claimed to have invented jazz.
Morton, William Thomas Green 1819-1868.
American dentist who demonstrated the use of ether as an anesthetic (1846).
Morton [ˈmɔːtən]
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1. (Biographies / Morton, 4th Earl of (1516-1581) M, Scottish, POLITICS: statesman, POLITICS: head of state) 4th Earl of, title of James Douglas. 1516-81, regent of Scotland (1572-78) for the young James VI. He was implicated in the murders of Rizzio (1566) and Darnley (1567) and played a leading role in ousting Mary, Queen of Scots; executed
2. (Biographies / Morton, Jelly Roll (1885-1941) M, US, MUSIC: jazz pianist, MUSIC: singer, MUSIC: songwriter) Jelly Roll, real name Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton. 1885-1941, US jazz pianist, singer, and songwriter; one of the creators of New Orleans jazz
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Noun1.Morton - United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe Morton, Jelly Roll Morton


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