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Rudi Blesh -LRB- January 21 , 1899 , Guthrie , Oklahoma -- August 25 , 1985 , Gilmanton , New Hampshire -RRB- was an American jazz critic and enthusiast .. jazz. jazz. Blesh studied at Dartmouth College and held jobs writing jazz reviews for the San Francisco Chronicle and the New York Herald Tribune in the 1940s .. jazz. jazz. Dartmouth College. Dartmouth College. San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco Chronicle. New York Herald Tribune. New York Herald Tribune. He was a prolific promoter of jazz concerts , particularly New Orleans jazz , and hosted a jazz radio program , This Is Jazz , in 1947 .. jazz. jazz. New Orleans jazz. Dixieland. -LRB- These shows have been reissued by Jazzology Records . -RRB-. Jazzology Records. Jazzology Records. Blesh in collaboration with Harriet Janis -LRB- mother of actor and jazz band leader Conrad Janis -RRB- wrote They All Played Ragtime which was published in 1950 by Alfred A Knopf .. jazz. jazz. Harriet Janis. Harriet Janis. Conrad Janis. Conrad Janis. Alfred A Knopf. Alfred A Knopf. A promotional record consisting of `` Maple Leaf Rag '' recorded to piano roll by Jelly Roll Morton in 1907 and an interview with the co-authors was sent to radio stations .. Maple Leaf Rag. Maple Leaf Rag. piano roll. piano roll. Jelly Roll Morton. Jelly Roll Morton. They All Played Ragtime proved to be a popular book and is credited as the cause for a renewed public interest in ragtime music .. Blesh founded Circle Records in 1946 , which recorded new material from aging early jazz musicians as well as the Library of Congress recordings of Jelly Roll Morton .. jazz. jazz. Circle Records. Circle Records. Library of Congress. Library of Congress. Jelly Roll Morton. Jelly Roll Morton. He sparked renewed interest in the music of Joseph Lamb , James P. Johnson , and Eubie Blake , among others .. Joseph Lamb. Joseph Lamb. James P. Johnson. James P. Johnson. Eubie Blake. Eubie Blake. Blesh held professorships at several universities later in his life , and wrote liner notes to jazz albums almost up until the time of his death .. jazz. jazz. liner notes. liner notes. In 1976 , he was nominated for a Grammy Award for his liner notes to Joplin  : The Complete Works of Scott Joplin performed by Dick Hyman .. liner notes. liner notes. Grammy Award. Grammy Award. Dick Hyman. Dick Hyman. He died on August 25 , 1985 on his farm from a myocardial infarction , aged 86 .. myocardial infarction. myocardial infarction