He served as transport surgeon aboard the steamship Aquitania and at the debarkation hospitals in New York City.Ĭaptain Comegys moved to New York City after his discharge in 1919.
Captain Comegys was assigned to the base hospital at Hoboken, New Jersey on August 17, 1918. He attained the rank of Captain in the medical corps in June 1918. During his time at the Arsenal, he was in charge of administering the Typhoid Fever vaccine to all U.S. Comegys served as post surgeon at Rock Island Arsenal from 1913-1918, when he enlisted in the Medical Corps of the United States Army. He was elected president of the medical staff at St. He was appointed assistant surgeon for the Tri-City Railway Company in 1899 and was the surgeon for the Burlington Railroad in 1905. During this time he made radical changes to improve garbage collection in the City. Comegys served as Rock Island Health Commissioner from 1897-1899. Joseph married Miss Elise Thompson of St. He moved with his parents to Rock Island in 1892 when his father transferred for his job with the Army Corps of Engineers. graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Chicago, Illinois in 1885 and graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1891. He attended Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. His maternal grandfather, Captain John Good, was one of the founders of the Moline Plow Company. Joseph Parsons Comegys was born November 21, 1866, in Covington, Kentucky to Cornelius Parsons and Sarah Jane (Good) Comegys. Roll, was a "card", and a practical joker, always pulling one on someone, for a good laugh.Bless his soul.When he was on top of his game he was one-bad to the bone-Musician, and would often make the hair on the back of my neck-stand up, when he would sing.roll was a powerful singer with great melody and articulation, with a sometimes Gospel-like feel, and a blues and rock and roll soul.He was like a white Bobby Blue Bland.In honor of Veterans Day this year we are featuring 2 medical officers photographed by J.B. Roger, was 45 when he died of heart problems resulting from a heart surgery and later complications, he died in 1991. Roll worked into the late 70s and 80s with such artists as Maria Muldour, Mick Taylor, Lonnie Mack, Nick Gravenites, Jerry Garcia & Howard Whales("Hooteroll" tour), Mike Finnigan, Timmy Goshorn and Larry Goshorn of Pure Prairie League, Dave Widow and many others too numerous to mention.He had several songs covered by artists such as Tracy Nelson, Jose Feliciano, Carlene Carter, and others. He went on to play the next several years with "Michael Bloomfield and friends" groups, including "Try It Before You Buy It", "Life In The Fast Lane", "Between A Hard Place And The ground", "Count Talent and The Originals", "Live At The Old Waldorf", "Analine", "if You Love These Blues, Play Them Ad You Please", "Bloomfield-A Jellyroll had a solo record he did on RCA records in 1976, which featured such top-notch studio musicians such as James Gadson, Sonny Burke, Larry Goshorn, Ernie Watts, and others. Jellyroll joined The Electric Flag reunion band around 1973' and was on their subsequent record "The Band Kept Playing" and was a excellent record with Michael Bloomfield, Buddy Miles, Barry Goldberg, Nick Gravenites, and others, with producer great-Jerry Wexler, in 1974'.
He was originally from Cincinnati, Ohio, later relocating to San Francisco, and played in numerous groups including "The Fendermen", "The Hollywood Argyles", his own group "Jellyroll" and record on Kapp records in or around 1969' entitled "jellyroll"-which included members Roger Troy (lead vocals bass), Tim Heding (keyboards, background vocals), Ed Setser (guitar), Stu Perry (drums, percussion), Lee Asch (alto-tenor-baritone saxophones), Dave Parkinson (tenor saxophone) and Bob Thorne (trumpet), also featured on the album is Cosme Joseph Deaguero on Conga. Roger "Jellyroll" Troy, Musician, Singer, Bass Player, Songwriter, Producer, affectionately known as "Roll" to his peers, was a very well respected and talented musician, known by many fans, musicians and producers alike for his great vocals, writing and producing, and solid funky bass playing.