“I would rather die on my feet than live on my knees! – James Brown, Say It Loud” – I’m Black and I’m Proud, 1968

Despite being an undisputed founding father of Jazz, Buddy Bolden was tragically never recorded — though Jelly Roll Morton carried on his legacy with the Bolden-styled song, “I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say”.

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