About Adaline Shepherd
Lived 1883 – 1950 (aged 66). Adaline Shepherd was an American composer.
Adaline Shepherd (August 19, 1883 – March 12, 1950) was an American composer of piano pieces. Though she did not compose many pieces, the pieces she composed were popular. In her twenties, she composed three ragtime pieces: "Pickles and Peppers", "Wireless Rag" (1909), and "Live Wires Rag" (1910). Commemorating World War I, she also published "Victory" (1918). She married Frederick Sherman Olson in 1910, and thereafter used his last name as her own.
After her marriage, she retired from composition, and her compositions were unknown to her remaining family by the 1970s until they were contacted by reporters.
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Who was Adaline Shepherd?
American composer (1883–1950)
When was Adaline Shepherd born?
Adaline Shepherd was born on 19 August 1883 in Iowa.
When did Adaline Shepherd die?
Adaline Shepherd died on 12 March 1950 in Milwaukee.
What was Adaline Shepherd's occupation?
Adaline Shepherd was a composer.
What nationality was Adaline Shepherd?
Adaline Shepherd was American.
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