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Charlotte Blake

Charlotte M. Blake (May 30, 1885 – August 21, 1979) was an American composer of waltzes, marches and ragtime. Blake was the oldest of six children born to Edward and Caroline Blake of Ohio. At age

Charlotte M. Blake (May 30, 1885 – August 21, 1979) was an American composer of waltzes, marches and ragtime. Blake was the oldest of six children born to Edward and Caroline Blake of Ohio. At age 18, she got a job as a writer and arranger for Jerome H. Remick. Her first published composition, “King Cupid” appeared in 1903. After retiring from the music business, she worked as a clerk at Douglas Aircraft Company for two decades. * “King Cupid” (1903) * “The Missouri Mule March” (1904) * “Dainty Dames - A Novelette” (1905) * “The Mascot” (march, 1905) * “My Lady Laughter” (waltzes, 1905) * “Love Is King” (waltzes, 1906) * “Could You Read My Heart” (with words by Arthur Gillespie, 1906) * “A Night, A Girl, A Moon” (1907) * “Curly: March And Two Step” (1907) * “Orchids, Novelette Three Step” (1907) * “Hip Hip Hoorah” (march, 1907) * “The Last Kiss” (waltzes, 1907) * “I Wonder If It’s You” (with words by Vincent P. Bryan, 1907) * “Bogie Man - A Creep-Mouse Tune” (1907) * “So Near and Yet So Far” (with Arthur Gillespie, 1907) * “Love Tree” (1908) * “The Gravel Rag” (1908) * “In Mem’ry of You, Sweetheart” (song, with words by Arthur Gillespie, 1908) * “It Makes A Lot Of Difference When Y

Era
20th Century
Lived
1885–1979
From
United States
Born in
Ohio · died Santa Monica
Known as
composer, pianist, songwriter
Instruments
piano
Genres
ragtime