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Leo Friedman

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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 the sentimental waltz "Let Me Call You Sweetheart". He also wrote the score for the popular ragtime song, "Coon, Coon, Coon", in 1900[1], [2]and followed that in 1901 with lyrics added by Gene Jefferson.[3],

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 Victor Recording Library at UCSB
  3. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kc4EwD5hoA&NR=1 You Tube video on entertainment portrayals of the early 20th century


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


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