Hidden History of Louisiana's Jazz Age (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781467153423)

Step backstage in this look at little-known and utterly fascinating aspects of Jazz Age Louisiana. New Orleans' early jazz greats like Louis Armstrong, Jelly Roll Morton, Kid Ory and Buddy Bolden had fascinating careers, but Hidden History of Louisiana's Jazz Age is filled with tales of murder, lust and adventure. Clarinetist Joe Darensbourg of Baton Rouge ran away and joined the circus three times before the age of 20. The Martel Band of Opelousas witnessed a legal public hanging of a convicted serial murderer in 1923 Evangeline Parish. Trumpeter Evan Thomas of Crowley could have been a rival to Satchmo but was cut down on the bandstand in the Promised Land neighborhood of Rayne, La. Author Sam Irwin explores the odd and quirky in these fascinating stories of the Roaring Twenties.

Author: Sam Irwin
ISBN-10: 1467153427
ISBN-13: 9781467153423
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 01/02/2023
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.84lbs
Size: 8.99h x 6.13w x 0.39d