Jump to content

Leo Friedman: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Rescuing 0 sources and tagging 2 as dead. #IABot (v1.6.1)
m link to Coon, Coon, Coon
Line 1: Line 1:
'''Leo Friedman''' (July 16, 1869 - March 7, 1927) was an [[United States|American]] composer of popular music. Friedman was born in [[Elgin, Illinois]] and died in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. He is best remembered for composing the sentimental waltz "[[Let Me Call You Sweetheart]]" with lyrics by [[Beth Slater Whitson]] in 1910. Another popular composition was "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland."
'''Leo Friedman''' (July 16, 1869 - March 7, 1927) was an [[United States|American]] composer of popular music. Friedman was born in [[Elgin, Illinois]] and died in [[Chicago, Illinois]]. He is best remembered for composing the sentimental waltz "[[Let Me Call You Sweetheart]]" with lyrics by [[Beth Slater Whitson]] in 1910. Another popular composition was "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland."


He also wrote the music for the popular ragtime song "Coon, Coon, Coon" in 1900.<ref>http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/index.php?sm=home.score&?scoreid=55712 Sibelius Music</ref><ref>http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/talentDetail.php?id=40398{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Victor Recording Library at [[UCSB]]</ref> Lyrics were added by Gene Jefferson in 1901.<ref>{{YouTube|1kc4EwD5hoA|video on entertainment portrayals of the early 20th century}}</ref><ref>http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/matrixDetail.php?id=2000000353{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Victor Recording Library at [[UCSB]]</ref> The song was claimed to be the most successful song of 1901. It was published and promoted by "[[Sol Bloom]], the Music Man" of [[Chicago]].<ref>http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/cgi-bin/sheetmusic.pl?RagCoonCoon&Rag&1 [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] at Boulder song libraries</ref>
He also wrote the music for the popular ragtime song "[[Coon, Coon, Coon]]" in 1900.<ref>http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/index.php?sm=home.score&?scoreid=55712 Sibelius Music</ref><ref>http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/talentDetail.php?id=40398{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Victor Recording Library at [[UCSB]]</ref> Lyrics were added by Gene Jefferson in 1901.<ref>{{YouTube|1kc4EwD5hoA|video on entertainment portrayals of the early 20th century}}</ref><ref>http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/matrixDetail.php?id=2000000353{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Victor Recording Library at [[UCSB]]</ref> The song was claimed to be the most successful song of 1901. It was published and promoted by "[[Sol Bloom]], the Music Man" of [[Chicago]].<ref>http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/cgi-bin/sheetmusic.pl?RagCoonCoon&Rag&1 [[University of Colorado at Boulder|University of Colorado]] at Boulder song libraries</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 21:11, 2 January 2018

Leo Friedman (July 16, 1869 - March 7, 1927) was an American composer of popular music. Friedman was born in Elgin, Illinois and died in Chicago, Illinois. He is best remembered for composing the sentimental waltz "Let Me Call You Sweetheart" with lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson in 1910. Another popular composition was "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland."

He also wrote the music for the popular ragtime song "Coon, Coon, Coon" in 1900.[1][2] Lyrics were added by Gene Jefferson in 1901.[3][4] The song was claimed to be the most successful song of 1901. It was published and promoted by "Sol Bloom, the Music Man" of Chicago.[5]

References

  1. ^ http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/index.php?sm=home.score&?scoreid=55712 Sibelius Music
  2. ^ http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/talentDetail.php?id=40398[permanent dead link‍] Victor Recording Library at UCSB
  3. ^ video on entertainment portrayals of the early 20th century on YouTube
  4. ^ http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/matrixDetail.php?id=2000000353[permanent dead link‍] Victor Recording Library at UCSB
  5. ^ http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/cgi-bin/sheetmusic.pl?RagCoonCoon&Rag&1 University of Colorado at Boulder song libraries

Free scores by Leo Friedman in the Choral Public Domain Library (ChoralWiki)


This article about a United States composer born in the 19th century is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Leo_Friedman&oldid=818313647"