Leo Friedman

'''Leo Friedman''' (July 16, 1869 - March 7, 1927) was an American composer of popular music.<ref>{{cite web |title=VIAF ID: 21802633 (Personal) |url=http://viaf.org/viaf/21802633 |website=Virtual International Authority File |publisher=OCLC |access-date=19 October 2024}}</ref> 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 music for the popular ragtime song "Coon, Coon, Coon" in 1900.<ref>http://www.sibeliusmusic.com/index.php?sm=home.score&?scoreid=55712 Sibelius Music</ref><ref>http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/talentDetail.php?id=40398{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Victor Recording Library at UCSB</ref> Lyrics were added by Gene Jefferson in 1901.<ref>{{YouTube|1kc4EwD5hoA|video on entertainment portrayals of the early 20th century}}</ref><ref>http://victor.library.ucsb.edu/matrixDetail.php?id=2000000353{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Victor Recording Library at UCSB</ref> 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.<ref>http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/cgi-bin/sheetmusic.pl?RagCoonCoon&Rag&1 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060915021234/http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/cgi-bin/sheetmusic.pl?RagCoonCoon&Rag&1 |date=2006-09-15 }} University of Colorado at Boulder song libraries</ref>

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==External links== *[http://www.musicaneo.com/sheetmusic/10547_leo_friedman/ Complete list of L.Friedman's piano works: sheet music in PDF] * {{ChoralWiki}} * {{IMSLP|id=Friedman, Leo}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Friedman, Leo}} Category:Jewish American songwriters Category:1869 births Category:1927 deaths Category:Songwriters from Illinois