Grace M. Bolen
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Grace M. Bolen | |
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Born | Missouri, United States | July 20, 1884
Died | February 16, 1974 | (aged 89)
Genres | Ragtime |
Occupation(s) | Composer |
Known for | "Smoky Topaz" |
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Grace Marie Bolen (born Missouri; July 20, 1884 – February 16, 1974) was an American composer of ragtime music. Her first composition was submitted when she was 14.[1] "Smoky Topaz", from 1901, is one of her noted works.[2]
Bolen appears to have stopped publishing her music when she married. She married three times between 1903 and 1915, and had one child. She was a widow by 1932, and died of pneumonia at the age of 89. She is buried at Grace Hill Cemetery in Longview, Texas.
References
- ^ Rag Piano site, Retrieved 9 July 2017
- ^ Michael Saffle (12 October 2012). Perspectives on American Music, 1900-1950. Routledge. p. 27. ISBN 978-1-136-51979-6.
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