Les C. Copeland
Leslie C. Copeland | |
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 cover art from Cabbage Leaf Rag sheet music | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Leslie C. Copeland |
| Born | June 4, 1887 Wichita, Kansas, U.S. |
| Died | March 3, 1942 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Vaudeville, Ragtime |
| Occupation(s) | Composer and pianist |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1909–1917 |
Leslie C. Copeland (June 4, 1887 – March 3, 1942) was an American composer and pianist. As a boy, he played in Lew Dockstader's minstrel troupe, the Lew Dockstader Minstrels.[1] He later sold ragtime compositions to Jerome H. Remick and others. Some of his performances are preserved on piano rolls. He died in San Francisco, California.
Compositions
His playing and composing style was very distinctive, harkening back to the earliest days of ragtime.
- Cabbage Leaf Rag
- Invitation Rag
- The Dockstader Rag
- 38th Street Rag (Les Copeland's Rag)
- 42nd Street Rag (with Jack Smith)
- French Pastry Rag
- Bees and Honey Rag
- Race Track Blues
- Rocky Mountain Fox
- Twist and Twirl
- Ivoryland
See also
References
- ^ Edwards, Bill. "Leslie Crawford Copeland". ragpiano.com. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
- Jasen, David A.; Trebor Jay Tichenor (1978). Rags and Ragtime: A Musical History. New York, NY: Dover Publications, Inc. pp. 55–58. ISBN 0-486-25922-6.
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