Today in rock history (although this may be a stretch for some of you), in 1926, Jelly Roll Morton recorded his classic “Black Bottom Stomp” in a Chicago studio at the first of many small group sessions. His seven-man band, the Red Hot Peppers, included such esteemed musicians as trombonist Kid Ory and banjoist Johnny St. Orr. This is another argument that early jazz and blues recordings had an effect on the rock musicians of the '60's and '70's; for example, the use of a drum kit in a New Orleans-style song and a percussive "slapped" bass. Check it out in this video, and thanks to http://rockhall.com/story-of-rock/today-in-rock/ and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Bottom_Stomp for the info, and keep on rockin', New Orleans-style!
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