About Harold Weeks
Lived 1893 – 1967 (aged 73). Harold Weeks was a composer.
Harold Taylor Weeks (March 28, 1893 – January 7, 1967) but is usually associated with Seattle, Washington where he grew up and attended Queen Anne High School, where he became a nationally recognized ragtime composer by his junior year performing under the name H. Taylor Weeks. He then attended the University of Washington. Other notable compositions included "Seattle Town", "No Fair Falling in Love", "My Honolulu Bride", He composed more than forty popular songs and was considered one of Seattle's most prolific composers.
Weeks died in 1967. His correspondence, writings, sheet music, scrapbook, and phonograph records can be found at the University of Washington’s Special Collections library.
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Who was Harold Weeks?
jazz composer (1893-1967)
When was Harold Weeks born?
Harold Weeks was born on 28 March 1893.
When did Harold Weeks die?
Harold Weeks died on 7 January 1967.
What was Harold Weeks's occupation?
Harold Weeks was a composer.
Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Harold Weeks (musician)
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