Les C Copeland

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Birth name Leslie C. Copeland Name Les Copeland Role Composer		Instruments Piano Genres Vaudeville, Ragtime Years active 1909–1917

Died March 3, 1942, San Francisco, California, United States Similar People Charles L Johnson, Joseph Lamb, James Scott
Occupation(s) Composer and pianist

MPMP02285 French Pastry Rag Copeland

Leslie C. Copeland (June 4, 1887 – March 3, 1942) was an American composer and pianist. As a boy, he played in Lew Dockstader's minstrel troupe, the Lew Dockstader Minstrels. He later sold ragtime compositions to Jerome H. Remick and others. Some of his performances are preserved on piano rolls. He died in San Francisco, California.

Texas blues played by les c copeland

Compositions

His playing and composing style was very distinctive, harkening back to the earliest days of ragtime.

Cabbage Leaf Rag

Invitation Rag

The Dockstader Rag

38th Street Rag (Les Copeland's Rag)

42nd Street Rag (with Jack Smith)

French Pastry Rag

Bees and Honey Rag

Race Track Blues

Rocky Mountain Fox

Twist and Twirl

Ivoryland

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Les C. Copeland Wikipedia

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MPMP02285 French Pastry Rag Copeland

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Texas blues played by les c copeland

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