Full Description
Black Bottom Stomp tells the compelling stories of the lives and times of nine seminal figures in American music history, including Scott Joplin, Louis Armstrong, and Jelly Roll Morton.
Contents
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prelude Introduction: Tom Turpin and the Birth of Ragtime 1. Scott Joplin The Entertainer 2. Eubie Blake Charleston Rag 3. Luckey Roberts Pork and Beans 4. James P. Johnson Carolina Shout 5. Willie the Lion Smith Finger Buster 6. Fats Waller Handful of Keys 7. Jelly Roll Morton Mr. Jelly Lord 8. Louis Armstrong Cornet Chop Suey Select Bibliography Index of Music Titles General Index