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Baby Dodds was one of the great drummer from the first generation of jazz.
At the time jazz in the early appearance in New Orleans began to become the first choice for music listeners, Baby Dodds emerged as a phenomenon that gives the character a strong swing to the music that he brought. Baby Dodds started playing at the parade in New Orleans, beginning with Frankie Dusen, Eagle Band. Then he played with his brother in Kid Ory's Band, but his appearance is very embarrassing because his skills are still low, to the extent that other musicians off the stage. This incident prompted him to become a better musician. He later played with several bands in New Orleans before joining Fate Marable's riverboat band ditahun 1918. While working on the riverboat, he played with Louis Armstrong, Johnny St.. Cyr, Pops Foster, and others. He settled in Marable's band until King Oliver invited him to join with his band in San Francisco in 1921. Dodds followed Oliver to Chicago and became a drummer in King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band. After the band split, Dodds worked with Honore Dutrey on the Dreamland in Chicago and with several other bands in town are.
