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Leopold Feist (January 3, 1869, New York City – June 21, 1930, Mount Vernon, New York), in 1897 founded and ran a music publishing firm bearing his name. In the 1920s, at the height of the golden age of popular music, his firm was among the seven largest publishers of popular music in the world. Leo Feist, Inc., ran until 1934.
Leo Feist (* 3. Januar 1869 in Mount Vernon/New York; † 21. Juni 1930 in Mount Vernon) war ein US-amerikanischer Musikverleger. Feist arbeitete zunächst als Vertriebsleiter einer Korsettfabrik. Er versuchte sich erfolglos als Songwriter und gründete 1895 mit Joe Frankenthaler einen gemeinsamen Musikverlag (Leo Feist Inc.).
Leo Feist, Inc., New York [1] " Wabash Blues ", with words by Dave Ringle and music by Fred Meinken, was the first major success for pianist, saxophonist and song composer Isham Jones (1894–1956). Recorded in 1921 by Isham Jones and his Orchestra, this million-seller stayed twelve weeks in the U.S. charts, six at No. 1. [5]
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Leopold Feist, in 1897 founded and ran a music publishing firm bearing his name. In the 1920s, at the height of the golden age of popular music, his firm was among the seven largest publishers of popular music in the world. Leo Feist, Inc., ran until 1934.
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Leopold Feist (January 3, 1869, New York City – June 21, 1930, Mount Vernon, New York), in 1897 founded and ran a music publishing firm bearing his name that — in the 1920s, at the height of the golden age of popular music — was among the seven largest publishers of popular music in the world.
He was famous for his highly aggressive marketing, with lavish rewards for successful sales managers. The firm rapidly grew in the Tin-Pan Alley era, opening branch offices in nearly every major American city, and by 1920, Leo Feist, Inc. had become one of the largest music publishers in the world. The firm's greatest hit was My Blue Heaven ( ...
