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Jelly Roll Morton
caricature, c. 1956

The above caricature, by illustrator Jim Ivey, appeared on the sheet music cover of the famous BIG FAT HAM by Ferdinand J. Morton. [36]

J. Lawrence Cook arranged this characteristic piano solo and Roy J. Carew copyrighted the arrangement (as Big Fat Ham) on 16th July 1956. Big Fat Ham is a.k.a. Big Foot Ham and Ham and Eggs.

courtesy of Roger Richard

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