Gladys Yelvington
Gladys Yelvington Parsons (November 29, 1891 – February 11, 1957[1]) was a ragtime composer and friend of May Aufderheide.[2] Parsons was born in Elwood, Indiana.[1] She is best known for "Piffle Rag".[3] After she married Leo Parsons, who ran a cigar store,[4] she fell into relative obscurity.
References
- ^ a b Death notice in the Anderson Daily Bulletin, 13 Feb 1957, Wed, Page 10 via newspapers.com
- ^ David A. Jasen; Trebor Jay Tichenor (1978). Rags and Ragtime: A Musical History. Courier Corporation. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-486-25922-2.
- ^ Rudi Blesh (16 April 2013). They All Played Ragtime - The True Story of an American Music. Read Books Limited. p. 361. ISBN 978-1-4465-4690-1.
- ^ History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. 1914. p. 579.
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