Language of the Blues - Edmonton Blues Society

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Bluebird Records in 1941], I started working with Chess and Checker in Chicago. And I
players. So I was playing jazz, blues-
Songs:
- Albert Collins
- Trixie Smith
JE L L Y R O L L, JE L L Y (as name)
A jelly roll is a dessert made of sponge cake that has been spread with jam (or jam mixed
with cream) and rolled up into a log. Jelly roll is also one of many evocative culinary
euphemisms for female genitals heard in the blues. Men sing about wanting to taste a
types such as pianist Jelly Roll Morton, bassist Jelly Williams, and guitarist Jelly
Jelly may also be an Americanization of the Mandingo word for griot, jali. African griots
tend to be very popular with the ladies due to their finely honed skill with words, music,
and flattery. 252
Songs:
- Bessie Smith
- Blind Boy Fuller (Fulton Allen)
- Charley Patton
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