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'''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.
'''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.


He also wrote the score for the popular [[racism|racist]] 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 Victor Recording Library at [[UCSB]]</ref> with lyrics added by Gene Jefferson in 1901 .<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kc4EwD5hoA&NR=1 You Tube video on entertainment portrayals of the early 20th century</ref>,<ref>http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/matrixDetail.php?id=2000000353 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 score for the popular [[racism|racist]] 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 Victor Recording Library at [[UCSB]]</ref> with lyrics added by Gene Jefferson in 1901 .<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kc4EwD5hoA&NR=1 You Tube video on entertainment portrayals of the early 20th century</ref>,<ref>http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/matrixDetail.php?id=2000000353 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>

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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.

He also wrote the score for the popular racist ragtime song, "Coon, Coon, Coon", in 1900[1],[2] with lyrics 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


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