About Ella Hudson Day
Lived 1876 – 1951 (aged 74–75). Ella Hudson Day was an American composer.
Ella Hudson Day (born Luella Lucile Hudson; 1876 – November 4, 1951) was a ragtime musician from Texas best known for "Fried Chicken Rag." She also wrote a few works about Texas due to an "overflow of patriotism." She also stated, "I do not write music because I want to – I write it because I must get it out of my system and that seems the only practical way to do it."
Her husband, Eugene Day, and she moved to Rotan, Texas, in 1907, where they helped to found the settlement.
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Who was Ella Hudson Day?
American composer (1876-1951)
When was Ella Hudson Day born?
Ella Hudson Day was born in 1876 in Texas.
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Ella Hudson Day died on 4 November 1951.
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Ella Hudson Day was a composer.
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Ella Hudson Day was American.
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