Jazbo Brown
publication date: Sunday, December 20, 2015 (part of Winter 2016)
category: 
Legends
clue: Jazz might have been named after this Mississippi delta blues musician, if he actually existed.
explanation: One of the many theories about the origin of the word "jazz" is that it's named after a legendary, possibly fictional musician named Jazbo Brown. more…
difficulty: medium
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, Samir Mehta, Justin Woods, Chris Lemler, and Joanna Woods
trivia: No photograph of Brown exists, so Scott gooed an image of Arthur S. Shaw's composition "Jazbo" based on him. Incorrect guesses included Robert Johnson and Muddy Waters.
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