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Salinger 1919- （Full name Jerome David Salinger） American novelist and short story writer. The following entry presents an overview of Salinger's career through 1992.

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'Blue Melody' is a short story by J. Salinger, first published in the September 1948 issue of Cosmopolitan. The tragic tale of an African-American jazz singer, the story was inspired by the life of Bessie Smith and was originally titled 'Scratchy Needle on a Phonograph Record.' [1] Cosmopolitan changed the title to 'Blue Melody' without Salinger's consent, a 'slick' maga 'Blue Melody' is a short story by J. Salinger, first published in the September 1948 issue of Cosmopolitan.

The tragic tale of an African-American jazz singer, the story was inspired by the life of Bessie Smith and was originally titled 'Scratchy Needle on a Phonograph Record.' [1] Cosmopolitan changed the title to 'Blue Melody' without Salinger's consent, a 'slick' magazine tactic that was one of the reasons the author decided, in the late forties, that 'he wanted to publish only in The New Yorker.' Blue melody, J.D. Salinger (1919 - 2010) Blue Melody is a short story by J. Salinger, first published in the September 1948 issue of Cosmopolitan.