Jan 28, 2020 the blue book of storyville on dave kelbies lejazzetal records is the banjoists latest as leader and he is in good company working with david horniblow, clarinet, lejazzetal label boss dave kelbie, guitar and sebastien girardot, double bass. Blue book has also historically referred to the social register, a directory of socalled blue bloods. The blue book is the legendary directory of a citys red light district. Storyville, new orleans, the infamous red light district. Drawing both on the blue books and on other artifacts, the exhibit paints a broader picture of the people of storyville, with special attention to the areas role as the cradle of jazz. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. Blue book like paris and london, storyville district had. It contained forty pages of personal promotion from each of the madams who earned their livelihood, from 1897 through 1917, within an area as defined by the ordinance bounded by customhouse now. Blue book like paris and london, storyville district had its own.
Guidebooks to sin the historic new orleans collection. The first jazz history book, jazzmen, edited by charles edward smith and frederic ramsey, characterized storyville as the birthplace of jazz. At this point, josie was a somewhat respectable business woman who made a fortune. Even the term the blue book, for many years, took on an unsavory meaning.
Three weeks after the closure of storyville, 60 women were charged with living in an immoral house, 17 with conducting immoral houses, and 52 with street walking. During storyvilles twentyyear existence, from 1898 to 1917, many editions of the blue book were issued, listing prostitutes by race and address. In another work in the display, spectacular wickedness 7, author emily epstein landau characterizes the blue books as a mix of high and low, social pretension and low humor. Listening to the blue book of storyville, it is easy to compare don vappie with the late danny barker, who was also an important banjoist, guitarist, educator and spokesman, but vappie has his own sound as a banjoist and singer. Guidebooks to sin is the single most comprehensive and authoritative guide to storyville s notorious blue books. It could be purchased for 25 cents and contained in.
Includes unlimited streaming of the blue book of storyville via the free bandcamp app, plus highquality download in mp3, flac and more. The blue book of storyville don vappie and jazz creole. Edited and mixed by dougal lott and dave kelbie edited at konk studio, london mixed at master chord studio, london. It also included, in a separate section, the addresses of these prostitutes and separated them based on race.
Using a diverse display of photographs, maps, postcards, contemporary objects, and the infamous blue books that served as directories to the districts prostitutes, the exhibition encouraged a better. Young american men were especially attracted to the french girls because they wore high heeled boots. Photograph of rita walker from blue book 1915 courtesy the historic new orleans collection. Arceneaux with a foreword by emily epstein landau published by the historic new orleans collection february 3, 2017 hardcover 9. An outstanding band joins him on this recording which evokes the notorious redlight district called storyville that flourished in new orleans in the early 1900s. And, as you know, this is one of the famous guides to the storyville district, here in new. The blue books of storyville, new orleans by pamela d. If a blue book describes a sexual activity or woman particularly lewdly, it is almost definitely a souvenir replica from the crasser 1960s. Arceneaux the historic new orleans collection new orleanss storyville was the first legally designated redlight district in the history of the united states. The blue book storyville, new orleans prostitute guide. First appearing around 1900, this blue book of storyville purveyors is broken out by race, with alphabetic entries of the names and addresses of the best places to spend your money. A very different kind of blue book storyville s blue book, was the districts guide for locals and tourists alike. Through guidebooks and rare artifacts, the new orleans historic collection considers the complicated legacy of storyville, the lost red light district.
Madams and music was an awardwinning exhibition that revived the sights and sounds of new orleanss former redlight district on the 100year anniversary of its closing. But when the reformminded aldermen of new orleans voted in 1897 to create a legally tolerated redlight district in the city, their intentions were impeccably upright. Storyville, new orleans wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Blue book first edition new orleans bauman rare books. Arceneaux carefully sorts out the genuine and the fake, the accurate and the apocryphal, to produce an invaluable resource for historians, collectors, and. The blue book listed in alphabetical order and in separate sections respectively the names and addresses of all the prostitutes in the place. Storyville s champion new orleans, behrman said, lamenting the citys reputation, has not only been unjustly dealt with in these matters, but vilified without provocation and seemingly with malice afterthought.
The blue book of storyville the title track is vappies critique of his home citys red light district, its bawdy houses of a century ago and songs of the period which were rather disparaging of the women working on the upper floors as the piano professors worked the bar room below. Nostalgia remembering new orleans history, culture and. The official guidebook to whoredom new orleans storyville. Subsequently, he took up the banjo, working on the riverboat natchez. The blue book of storyville by don vappie on spotify. The blue books of storyville, new orleans pamela d. The lost sights and sounds of storyville, new orleanss red. Listening to the blue book of storyville, it is easy to compare don vappie with the late danny barker, who was also an important banjoist, guitarist, educator and spokesman, but vappie has his own sound as a banjoist and. By gary krist guest contributor reformers arent typically in the business of abetting prostitution.
On his new album, the blue book of storyville, vappie distills everything. Tom anderson was behind the infamous blue book, where names and addresses of the brothels in storyville were printed. Raised in uptown new orleans, in a musical family of creole origins, vappie initially played bass and guitar in modern jazz groups, and in hotel big bands performing popular music of the day. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. New orleans, one of the rooms in a storyville brothel, the ad is in the blue book. And thats exactly how she portrayed it in the blue book, which was the guide to vice in storyville. The blue book of storyville don vappie sebastien girardot. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. The untold story of a storyville madam who now rests in an. The annual was underwritten and published by tom anderson.
In this first of two episodes about the infamous new orleans red light district, we discuss the creation of storyville and the role of the blue books. New orleans blue books blue books is the common name given to the various published directories of female prostitutes and houses of prostitution in storyville, new orleans legally designated red. This generalization, propagated by the 1947 film new orleans starring louis armstrong and billie holiday, persists today. Storyvillenamed for alderman sidney story, who sponsored legislation to confine prostitution to a designated part of the cityoccupied an area just north of the. The 17strong, hour and almost tenminutelong recording is brimful of masterfully delivered narratives many of. Jelly roll morton and king oliver got their starts playing in storyville saloons, and a contender for the first jazz record, livery stable blues, came. Recorded at master chord studio, london engineered by ronan phelan, assisted by michele g. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news.
Jun 03, 2016 before the establishment of an official tourist bureau, new orleans businesses compiled something it called blue book, too racy to mail according to federal law, but the city of new orleans determined could be given out to tourists and thrillseekers of any kind. The lost sights and sounds of storyville, new orleanss. Like paris and london, storyville district had its own unique blue book. Set up to limit prostitution to one area of the new. Storyville, the red light section of new orleans, was opened in 1897 and officially existed for twenty years. In arlington annex one could obtain for twentyfive cents a copy of the blue book, official directory and guide to storyville. New orleans blue books blue books is the common name given to the various published directories of female prostitutes and houses of prostitution in storyville, new orleans legally designated redlight district. Storyville new orleans portraits of prostitutes daily.
Blue books were created for tourists and those unfamiliar with this area of new orleans and contained, in alphabetical order, the names of all the prostitutes of storyville. In the early 1900s, a blue book could be purchased for 25 cents. Don vappie and jazz creole, the blue book of storyville. In it, potential whorehouse customers could see a list of women for sale in. He played in the brothels in storyville until it closed. He was the pianist at the wake and funeral for lilly, book storyville, new orleans wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The official guidebook to whoredom new orleans storyville blue book and the women it commodified. Basin street, gateway to storyville, new orleans, extenstive historical content. Blue book of storyville don vappie has had quite a career as a banjoist, guitarist, bassist, singer, arrangercomposer, educator, lecturer, record. If the sex worker entered storyville freely to start work there as a prostitute, the law henceforth could hold her hostage even if she wanted to quit the oldest profession for something new. Storyville was a restricted redlight district that covered 16 blocks in its entirety, situated next to new orleanss famous french quarter. Guidebooks to sin examines blue book prostitute guides of. Storyville new orleans portraits of prostitutes daily mail.
Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. All compact discs, all new releases, jazz traditionaldixieland tag. The blue book of storyville raised in uptown new orleans, in a musical family of creole origins, vappie initially played bass and guitar in modern jazz groups, and in hotel big bands performing popular music of the day. The historic new orleans collection holds 24 copies of genuine guides from the storyville era, spanning fifteen individual editions. Don vappie is new orleans banjo virtuoso dedicated to preserving the songs of early louisiana creole music and its language. A very different kind of blue book storyvilles blue book, was the districts guide for locals and tourists alike. The blue book was the legendary directory of storyville which advertised madams, as well as balls, bars, saloons, and even lawyers.
Madams and music, now at the historic new orleans collection thnoc, explores this. A book that has been read but is in good condition. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. Jul 31, 2017 the blue book was the legendary directory of storyville which advertised madams, as well as balls, bars, saloons, and even lawyers.
Other cities had their tenderloin areas, but only new orleans attempted to regulate the activities of lewd and. Mar 29, 2017 pamela has written a wonderful book, called the guidebooks to sin. Storyville, new orleans wikipedia republished wiki 2. Pamela has written a wonderful book, called the guidebooks to sin. Provided photo courtesy the historic new orleans collection pages from one of the blue book guides to new orleans storyville redlight district, which thrived on the edge of the french.
Jun 26, 2017 drawing both on the blue books and on other artifacts, the exhibit paints a broader picture of the people of storyville, with special attention to the areas role as the cradle of jazz. May 16, 2017 photograph of rita walker from blue book 1915 courtesy the historic new orleans collection. Arceneaux carefully sorts out the genuine and the fake, the accurate and the apocryphal, to produce an invaluable resource for historians, collectors, and anyone interested in new orleans history. An outstanding band joins him on this recording which evokes the notorious red light district called storyville that flourished in new orleans in the early 1900s. Guidebooks to sin examines blue book prostitute guides. Established by city statute in 1897, storyville segregated prostitution to a specific area, in order to curtail such activity in outlying neighborhoods. Blue book advertisement for musician tony jackson, circa professor was a term for piano players in the dens of sin in storyville. Mar 27, 20 storyville was a restricted redlight district that covered 16 blocks in its entirety, situated next to new orleanss famous french quarter.