Nellie Weldon Cocroft (1885-1986)

Overview

According to the Nora Hulse in her Ragtime Refreshments was a composer and publisher of popular music including rags and songs. She was born in Quitman, Georgia and obtained a degree in piano and organ. She was a church organist and choir director in Thomasville, Georgia where she also published her works. She moved to Jacksonville, Florida in 1925 where she died very much later.

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Pinywoods Rag (1909), The		James Pitt-Payne

Samples

	Title (Release Year)	Performers	Instruments


	Georgia Cracker (1909), The	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	D+T/A/T/T/B/GB(B)
	Pinywoods Rag (1909), The	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/B/GB(B)

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


	Ragtime Music CDs:
	Nora Hulse	Ragtime Refreshments
	Trebor Jay Tichenor	Ragtime Reunion

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE1308	The Georgia Cracker (1909) - March and Two Step D+T/A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 2 mins.	print-on-demand	€12.00	£10.00	$15.50
DBE1309	The Pinywoods Rag (1909) A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 1¼ mins.	print-on-demand	€9.00	£7.50	$11.75

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


	Georgia Cracker (1909), The	D+T/A/T/T/B/GB(B)
	Pinywoods Rag (1909), The	A/T/T/B/GB(B)	Pub.

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


	Georgia Cracker (1909), The	N.W. Cocroft (music)	Piano	IMSLP
	Pinywoods Rag (1909), The	N.W. Cocroft (music)	Piano	IMSLP	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 5 works by Nellie Weldon Cocroft (1885-1986). It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Georgia Cracker, The	1909	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
Kute Kids	1909		Pub.
Pinywoods Rag, The	1909	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
When the Autumn Turns the Forest Leaves to Gold Composer (w&m)	1909		Pub.
I'se Gwine to Highball	1910	Christopher Columbus Cocroft (words)	Pub.