Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Life
Born: 11 August 1862
Died: 28 December 1946
Biography Carrie Minetta Jacobs-Bond (August 11, 1862 – December 28, 1946) was an American singer and songwriter who composed many pieces of popular sheet music during from the 1890s through the early 1940s. She is probably best remembered for writing the song I Love You Truly, for which she became the first woman to sell one million copies of a song. That parlor song continues to be used at weddings over a century after its release.[1]Her song which experienced the highest number of sales immediately after release was "A Perfect Day" in 1910. Jacobs-Bond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. (Above is from Wikipedia - to see the complete bio use Wikipedia link below. )
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