| The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07. |
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| Bond, Carrie Jacobs |
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| 1862–1946, American songwriter, b. Janesville, Wis. A self-taught musician, she composed about 175 songs, both words and music, gave concerts of them, and even published them herself. Eventually the popularity of such songs as I Love You Truly, Just a-Wearyin’ for You, and A Perfect Day earned her a fortune. | 1 | | See her autobiography, The Roads of Melody (1927). | 2 |
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