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12th St.

Rag

Bowman, Euday L.
Arr: Wheeler, Clarence E.

12

th

St. Rag

by: Euday L. Bowman


arr: Clarence E. Wheeler
Original Copyright: 1914
By: J.W. Jenkins Sons

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Rehig, William H., Bierley, Paul (editor). The encyclopedia of band music, Integrity Press,
Westerville, OH. (2005), CD, used with permission

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Program note researched by Marcus L. Neiman


Medina, Ohio

12 Street Rag (rag) was copyrighted in 1914 and 1941 by Euday L. Bowman; copyrighted in 1917
by J.W. Jenkins Sons Music Company, and later assigned to Shapiro, Bernstein & Company.

Clarence Wheeler was born in September, 1885, in Walnut, Kansas.


He had a career as a composer of music for cartoon programs, such as
Woody Woodpecker, and was director at Walter Lance Studios for 12
2
years. He died in December of 1966.

DOB: September, 1885 (Walnut, Kansas)


DOD: December 1966

Wheeler, Clarence E.

Euday Louis Bowman was born on November 9, 1887, in Fort Worth,


Texas. He is famous as the composer of The Twelfth Street Rag, which
he published at his own expense in 1914. It became extremely
popular, and more than 120 versions were recorded on 78 R.P.M.
records. It still ranks as one of the most popular of all rags. Bowman
is believed to have worked as a pianist in Fort Worth at one time. He
died in New York City on May 26, 1949.1

DOB: November 9, 1887 (Fort Worth, Texas)


DOD: May 26, 1949 (New York City, New York)

Bowman, E.L.

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Slow

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12th St. Rag

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C.E. Wheeler

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J.W. Jenkins Sons Music

1st & 2nd F Horn

12 th St. Rag

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E.L.Bowman
Arr. by C. E. Wheeler

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Pub. by J.W. Jenkins Sons Music Co. Kanasas city, MO.

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Tranposition Prepared by: Dan Steadman

12 th St. Rag

3rd & 4th F Horn

Slow

E. L. Bowman
Arr. by C. E. Wheeler

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Pub. by J.W. Jenkins Sons Music Co. Kanasas city, MO.



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Tranposition prepared by: Dan Steadman

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