Composer
Carrie Minetta Jacobs-Bond
American composer (1862–1946)
1862–1946
1 work in the index
- Born
- 1862
- Died
- 1946
- Birthplace
- Janesville
- Place of death
- Hollywood
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
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.
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Life and musical career
- Occupations
- composer; singer-songwriter; writer; publisher
- Instruments played
- piano
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 27258710
- ISNI
- 0000000073574102
- GND ID
- 118988352
- Library of Congress ID
- n85049048
- MusicBrainz ID
- f4852b7b-c5a4-493d-ac50-4ed8bca74d23
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Accordion, Autoharp, Flute, Guitar, Organ
- Genres represented
- Classical, pop, Rock
- Works with composition dates
- 0 of 1
These details describe the indexed sheet music, including arrangements.
Catalogue
Works
Years are composition dates where known. Instruments describe editions in our catalogue and may include arrangements. A dash means the detail is not recorded.
| Work | Year composed | Catalogue / opus | Key in title | Listed instruments | Genre | Editions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Love You Truly | — | — | — | Piano, Organ, Guitar, Flute, Voice, Vocal, Trombone, Accordion, Autoharp, Tenor Saxophone | Rock, Classical, pop | 31 |
Biographical record: Wikidata, matched on name and checked against dates held in the catalogue. The period label is an estimate from birth year. Authority record: VIAF 27258710. Portrait: Lyons, Louis S., [from old catalog] ed; Wilson, Josephine, Mrs., [from old catalog] ed, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.