Leo Friedman
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Leo Friedman was an American
composer of popular music. Friedman was born in Elgin, Illinois
and died in Chicago, Illinois. He is best remembered for composing the sentimental waltz "Let Me Call You Sweetheart
" with lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson
in 1910. Another popular composition was "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland."
He also wrote the score for the popular racist
ragtime song, "Coon, Coon, Coon", in 1900, with lyrics added by Gene Jefferson in 1901. The song was claimed to be the most successful song of 1901. It was published and promoted by "Sol Bloom
, the Music Man" of Chicago
.
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composer of popular music. Friedman was born in Elgin, Illinois
Elgin, Illinois
Elgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...
and died in Chicago, Illinois. He is best remembered for composing the sentimental waltz "Let Me Call You Sweetheart
Let Me Call You Sweetheart
"Let Me Call You Sweetheart" is a popular song, with music by Leo Friedman and lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson. The song was published in 1910 and first recorded by The Peerless Quartet....
" with lyrics by Beth Slater Whitson
Beth Slater Whitson
Beth Slater Whitson was an American lyricist. Whitson was born in Goodrich, Tennessee and died in Nashville, Tennessee...
in 1910. Another popular composition was "Meet Me Tonight in Dreamland."
He also wrote the score for the popular racist
Racism
Racism is the belief that inherent different traits in human racial groups justify discrimination. In the modern English language, the term "racism" is used predominantly as a pejorative epithet. It is applied especially to the practice or advocacy of racial discrimination of a pernicious nature...
ragtime song, "Coon, Coon, Coon", in 1900, with lyrics added by Gene Jefferson in 1901. The song was claimed to be the most successful song of 1901. It was published and promoted by "Sol Bloom
Sol Bloom
Sol Bloom was an entertainment and popular music entrepreneur who billed himself as "Sol Bloom, the Music Man" and served for many years in the United States House of Representatives.-Early life:...
, the Music Man" of Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.