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Carrie Jacobs-Bond

Carrie Minetta Jacobs-Bond (August 11, 1862 – December 28, 1946) was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter who composed some 175 pieces of popular music from the 1890s through the early 1940s.

She is perhaps best remembered for writing the parlor song "I Love You Truly", becoming the first woman to sell one million copies of a song. The song first appeared in her 1901 collection Seven Songs as Unpretentious as the Wild Rose, along with "Just Awearyin' for You", which was also widely recorded.

Jacobs-Bond's song with the highest number of sales immediately after release was "A Perfect Day" in 1910. A 2009 August 29 NPR documentary on Jacobs-Bond emphasized "I Love You Truly" together with "Just Awearyin' for You" and "A Perfect Day" as her three great hits. Jacobs-Bond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

Birth and Death Data: Born August 11, 1862 (Janesville), Died December 28, 1946 (Hollywood)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1947

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, vocalist, piano, speaker

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Recordings (Results 201-223 of 223 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Edison 5442 10-in. 3/12/1917 I am Thy harp Carolina Lazzari Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Edison 5559 10-in. 5/14/1917 Rose in the bud Mabelle Wagner-Shank Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 5564 10-in. 5/16/1917 A little pink rose Mabelle Wagner-Shank Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 5627 10-in. 6/18/1917 Shadows Amy Ellerman Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 5648 10-in. 6/28/1917 A perfect day Ida Gardner Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 5649 10-in. 6/28/1917 A perfect day Anna Case Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 6003 10-in. between 2/5/1918 and 2/7/1918 His buttons are marked U.S. Marion Evelyn Cox Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6048 10-in. Feb. 1918 A little bit o' honey Helen Swain Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 6179 10-in. May 1918 A perfect day Florence Irene Fleming ; Robert Gayler Cello solo, with piano composer  
Edison 6410 10-in. between 10/10/1918 and 10/23/1918 Through the years Marie Morrisey Contralto vocal solo, with orchestra lyricist, composer  
Edison 7060 10-in. 12/12/1919 A perfect day Lou Chiha Frisco Xylophone solo composer  
Edison 9390 10-in. 2/25/1924 I love you truly Louise Collins Nhare Female vocal solo and mixed vocal quartet, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 10557 10-in. 9/2/1925 The hand of you Glenne Oliver Female vocal solo, with violin and piano composer, lyricist  
Edison 10793 10-in. 1/26/1926 I love you truly Elizabeth Spencer Soprano vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison 11820 10-in. 7/28/1927 Is yo'? Vaughn De Leath Female vocal solo, with piano composer  
Edison 19141 10-in. 4/3/1929 Just a-wearyin' for you Elizabeth Lennox Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison 19142 10-in. 4/3/1929 A perfect day Elizabeth Lennox Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Edison N-834 10-in. 4/3/1929 Just a-wearyin' for you Elizabeth Lennox Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Edison N-835 10-in. 4/3/1929 A perfect day Elizabeth Lennox Female vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Gramophone 0EA6271 10-in. 3/24/1938 Just a wearyin' for you Paul Robeson Bass vocal solo, with orchestra composer  
Gramophone 0B6957 10-in. 5/31/1934 I love you truly Ray Noble Orchestra Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo lyricist, composer  
Gramophone 0EA8294 10-in. 9/27/1939 A perfect day Paul Robeson Bass vocal solo, with orchestra composer, lyricist  
Decca 69154 10-in. 5/7/1941 A perfect day Jesse Crawford composer, lyricist  
(Results 201-223 of 223 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jacobs-Bond, Carrie," accessed November 21, 2024, https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104837.

Jacobs-Bond, Carrie. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104837.

"Jacobs-Bond, Carrie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 21 November 2024.

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URI: https://adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu/names/104837

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