Grace Marie Bolen (1883-1974)
Last updated: 08.03.26
According to Nora Hulse in her Cakewalks, Two Steps and Rags Grace Marie Bolen was an American composer born into a wealthy Kansas City family. Her first composition The Fair (1898) was published when she was just 15-years old. Her The Black Diamond (1899) and The Smoky Topaz (1901) were widely known and are still recorded today. She died in Longview, Texas where she was known as "Mama Grace" and had taught piano and voice for some twenty years.
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Grace Marie Bolen | Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards |
| Title | Co-Author(s) | Sequencer |
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Black Diamond (1899), The | Colin McDonald | |
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Fair (1898), The | John Cowles | |
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Smoky Topaz (1901), The | Sakae Watanabe |
| Title (Release Year) | Performers | Instruments |
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Black Diamond (1899), The | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. | A/T/T/T/B/GB(B) |
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Smoky Topaz (1901), The | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. | T/T/T/B/GB(B) |
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Smoky Topaz (1901), The | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens. | T/T/B |
| Performer | CD Title | Supplier |
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Jenks/Grinstead | Ragtime Bigtime |       |
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Dave Tucker | Meadow Lark | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Nora Hulse | Cake Walks, Two Steps and Rags by Women Composers | |
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Tom Brier | Dualing at the McCoys | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
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Squeek Steele | Ragtime Volume One | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
| Item | Title | Available | € | £ | $ | Other |
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| DBE641 | The Black Diamond (1899) - March & Two Step A/T/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3¼ mins. |
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| DBE640 | The Smoky Topaz (1901) - March and Two Step T/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 3¾ mins. |
1-2 days | |
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| DBE640C | The Smoky Topaz (1901) - March and Two Step T/T/B, approx. 3¾ mins. |
out-of-print | €9.00 | £7.50 | $11.75 |
| Title | Attribution | Instruments | Source | Remarks |
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Smoky Topaz (1901), The | G.M. Bolen (music) | Piano | Ragtime Piano |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 4 works by Grace Marie Bolen (1883-1974).
It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER
| Title | Year | Attribution | Remarks |
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| Fair, The | 1898 | ||
| Black Diamond, The | 1899 | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.) |   |
| From Sea to Sea | 1899 | ||
| Smoky Topaz, The | 1901 | Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.) | |