Composer
Eddie Leonard
American actor and composer (1870-1941)
d. 1941
1 catalog entries
- Died
- 1941
- Birthplace
- Richmond
- Place of death
- New York City
- Citizenship / historical state
- United States
- Period (estimated from birth year)
- Modern
Biography
Eddie Leonard (October 17, 1870 – July 28, 1941), born Lemuel Gordon Toney, was a vaudevillian and a man considered the greatest American minstrel of his day, at a time when minstrel shows were an acceptable and popular mainstream entertainment in the United States. He was called "last of the great minstrels" in his 1941 obituary in Time. He performed in vaudeville for 45 years before that medium faded in the 1920s, and was known for such songs as "Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider" and "Roly Boly Eyes". He published his memoir titled What a Life I'm Telling You in 1934.
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Life and musical career
- Birth name
- Lemuel Golden Toney
- Native languages
- English
- Languages used
- English
- VIAF ID
- 1769650
- ISNI
- 0000000042463178
- GND ID
- 1188579584
- Library of Congress ID
- n97855892
Recorded in Wikidata. Affiliations may refer to earlier stages of the composer's career.
In this catalogue
- Common listed instruments
- Guitar, Piano, Vocal
- Genres represented
- Jazz
- Entries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider | — | — | — | Piano, Guitar, Vocal | Jazz | 4 |
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 1769650. Portrait: National Vaudeville Artists Fund, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.