John W. Boone (1864-1927)
Last updated: 17.12.23
According to the Internet sources given below, John William "Blind" Boone was an American pianist and composer of ragtime music in a Federal militia camp near Miami, Missouri.
He played thousands of concerts in the United States and Canada. After becoming one of the first black artists recorded by the QRS piano roll company in 1912, he played eleven selections. His best-known composition, The Marshfield Tornado, was never recorded or written down because it was too complex. Of special ragtime interest is hisBoone's Rag Medley No. 1 (1908) published by Allen Music Co., Columbia, Missouri, USA.
He died of acute dilation of the heart in Warrensburg, Missouri.
He played thousands of concerts in the United States and Canada. After becoming one of the first black artists recorded by the QRS piano roll company in 1912, he played eleven selections. His best-known composition, The Marshfield Tornado, was never recorded or written down because it was too complex. Of special ragtime interest is hisBoone's Rag Medley No. 1 (1908) published by Allen Music Co., Columbia, Missouri, USA.
He died of acute dilation of the heart in Warrensburg, Missouri.
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John W. Boone | Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards | |
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John William Boone | Biography by wikipedia.org. |
| Performer | CD Title | Supplier |
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| Ragtime Music CDs: | |||
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Various Artists | Spirit of Ragtime |        |
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David Thomas Roberts | Folk Ragtime 1899-1914 | |
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Trebor Jay Tichenor | The Tichenor Family Trio | |
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Richard Egan | From the Land of Ragtime | |
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St. Louis Ragtimers | Full Steam Ahead and Loaded Up! | |
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John Davis | Marshfield Tornado: John Davis Plays Blind Boone | |
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Max Morath | The Best of Scott Joplin and Other Rag Classics | CD(s) & MP3 Album(s) |
This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 17 works by John W. Boone (1864-1927).
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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| Caprice de Concert No. 1 | 1893 |  |
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| Dat Mornin' in de Sky | 1899 |  |
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| Boone's Rag Medley No. 1 | 1908 |  |
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| Boone's Rag Medley No. 2 | 1909 | Pub. |
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| Camp Meeting Melodies | 1909 | ||
| Aurora Concert Waltz | ? | ||
| Caprice de Concert No.2 | ? | ||
| Danse Des Nègres: Caprice De Concert | ? | ||
| Georgia Melon | ? | ||
| Grande Valse De Concert, Op.13 | ? | ||
| Hummingbird, The | ? | ||
| ⇑ Josephine Polka | ? | ||
| Old Folks at Home: Grand Fantasie | ? | ||
| Serenade: Song Without Words | ? | ||
| Sparks: Galop De Concert | ? | ||
| Spring, The | ? | ||
| Woodland Murmurs | ? |