Richmond Item, 10-May-1923 |
Last month we saw the 100th anniversary of the first recordings by King Joe Oliver's Creole Jazz Bank. These records, made in Gennett's Richmond, Indiana studio, were also the first recordings to feature Louis Armstrong:
Richmond Palladium-Item, 23-May-1923 |
This ad offers the first record, with "Dipper Mouth Blues" and "Weather Bird Rag."
Richmond Item, 26-May-1923 |
This ad offers records from other pioneering jazz groups. Ladd's Black Aces was an alias used by the Original Memphis Five. The New Orleans Rhythm Kings was formed in Chicago by New Orleans musicians. They were very popular.
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