Despite being born with epilepsy, pianist Antonio Junius “Tony” Jackson became known as “the man of a thousand songs.” According to pianist and composer Jelly Roll Morton, there was no tune—written or unwritten—that Tony couldn’t play. Born in New Orleans in 1882, Jackson had a twin brother, Prince Albert, who died 14 months later. Tony […]
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