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("Joe Jordan") 2 pages (recto and verso), New York, June 22, 1910. 16 1/4" x 8 1/2". "Sale and Agreement for royalties on copies and mechanical Instruments" between Jordan and the Harry von Tilzer Music Publishing Company, providing for payment of $1.00, plus 2 cents for every copy sold of Jordan's musical composition entitled "Lovie Joe"; also signed by the treasurer of Tilzer, Will U. Gumm, and a witness, George A. Friedman. Very good. This composition, published as "Lovey Joe," was written (with Will M. Cook) for Fanny Brice in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1910. Jordan (1882-1971), Ohio-born Black pianist, violinist, drummer, and composer; attended Lincoln University in Jefferson City, MO; played in the Taborin Band; in Chicago (1903); wrote and orchestrated the music for the Nashville Students for their concert at Proctor's, New York City (1905), which was the first public concert of syncopated music in America; music director of Pekin Theatre, Chicago (1906-13); pianist and arranger for Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Armstrong, and Eddie Duchin; also wrote for Ginger Rogers and Ethel Merman; wrote "Nappy Lee - A Slow Drag" (1903); with Cole and Johnson "The Red Moon" (1909), "Morocco Blues," "Teasin' Rag," which Blossom Seely used as her theme song. Seller Inventory # 611377
Bibliographic Details
Title: Document Signed
Publication Date: 1910
Binding: No Binding
Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
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