At best, this might be a paraphrase of the simple blues pattern she played, owing to her disfigured right hand, with some of Morton infused into.
She died in late at age 32, and would have been largely forgotten if not for Morton. There is no indication that Mamie was actually a prostitute, and given her known history and address, it seems unlikely that she worked in the Storyville district in any capacity other than as a performer. When Hattie Rogers or Lulu White would put it out that Mamie was going to be singing at her place, the white men would turn out in bunches and them whores would clean up. Used to play pretty passable piano around them dance halls on Perdido Street.
According to a interview with trumpter Bunk Johnson. Then Morton proceeded to play what is the basis for this track. So she played a blues like this all day long, when she first would get up in the morning…. On her right hand, she had her two middle fingers, between her forefingers, cut off, and she played with the three. In his recordings at the Library of Congress, sessions that were implemented by historian Alan Lomax, Jelly Roll Morton spoke of his early influences, one of which was described as thus. They are for personal use and enjoyment of individuals only, and may be used on other sites only upon request for permission to do so. Unauthorized duplication or distribution of these proprietary files or associated digital recordings is a violation of copyright and patent law. All Sheet Music and Album Cover images here have been restored or enhanced by Bill Edwards, and only the original sources are in the Public Domain except where noted. General Site Information Domain: ragpiano. Sheet music, midi files, afro-american history, record collectors Or just search their site using the search engine below! The Ragtime Webring-Dedicated to Scott Joplin and the music of the Ragtime Era, this ring is an invaluable resource for jazz music lovers, musicians and historians.