Gladys Yelvington
Gladys Yelvington's "Piffle Rag" from 1911
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[]
- ^ Jump up to: 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.
Categories:
- People from Elwood, Indiana
- Songwriters from Indiana
- American women composers
- American composers
- Ragtime composers
- 1891 births
- 1957 deaths
- 20th-century American women musicians
- American composer, 19th-century birth stubs