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Gladys Yelvington Parsons (November 29, 1891 – February 11, 1957[1]) was a ragtime composer and friend of May Aufderheide.[2] Parsons was born in Elwood, Indiana.[1] She is best known for "Piffle Rag".[3] After she married Leo Parsons, who ran a cigar store,[4] she fell into relative obscurity.

Gladys Yelvington's Piffle Rag from 1911
Gladys Yelvington's "Piffle Rag" from 1911

References


  1. Death notice in the Anderson Daily Bulletin, 13 Feb 1957, Wed, Page 10 via newspapers.com
  2. David A. Jasen; Trebor Jay Tichenor (1978). Rags and Ragtime: A Musical History. Courier Corporation. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-486-25922-2.
  3. Rudi Blesh (16 April 2013). They All Played Ragtime - The True Story of an American Music. Read Books Limited. p. 361. ISBN 978-1-4465-4690-1.
  4. History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Publishing Company. 1914. p. 579.


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