Les C. Copeland

Overview

Les C. Copeland was an American pianist and composer of popular music. According to Trebor J. Tichenor in his Ragtime Rediscoveries, he was an acquaintance of S. Brunson Campbell ("Ragtime Kid" of the 1890's who studied with Scott Joplin) with whom he grew up in rural Kansas. He became famous as pianist for Lew Dockstader's Minstrels, celebrated in his Dockstader Rag (1912), and went to Paris running his own cabaret. George Gershwin regarded him as one of his favourite pianists.

Websites:
	Les C. Copeland	Biography and list of works by "Perfessor" Bill Edwards

Les C. Copeland has at least 7 item(s) at the Amazons which you can order on-line by clicking the item's order icon.

Good Resolutions
Music by: Les C. Copeland.
Words by: Jean Havez

Publisher:	Jerome & Schwartz Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Honeymoon Days
Music by: Les C. Copeland.
Words by: Jean Havez

Publisher:	Jerome & Schwartz Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

I Ain't Married No More
Music by: Les C. Copeland.
Words by: Rennold Wolf

Publisher:	M. Witmark and Sons
Suppliers:
Printed: 1917.	Sheet Music 4 pages.

I Just Can't Get Rid of That Plaster
Music by: Les C. Copeland.
Co-Author: Jean Havez

Publisher:	Waterson, Berlin & Snyder Co.
Suppliers:
⇑ Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Luxury
Music by: Les C. Copeland.
Words by: Neil O'Brien

Publisher:	Jerome & Schwartz Publishing Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

Melody Man
Music by: Les C. Copeland.
Words by: Jean Havez

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1912.	Sheet Music 5 pages.

What the Engine Done
Music by: Les C. Copeland.

Publisher:	Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Suppliers:
Printed: 1911.	Sheet Music 7 pages.

MIDIs

	Title	Co-Author(s)	Sequencer


	Cabbage-Leaf Rag (1909)		Colin D. McDonald
	Dockstader Rag (1912), The		James Pitt-Payne
	Les Copeland's 38th Street Rag (1913)		James Pitt-Payne

Samples

	Title (Release Year)	Performers	Instruments


Cabbage-Leaf Rag (1909)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	D/A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Dockstader Rag (1912), The	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/T/T/B/GB(B)
Dockstader Rag (1912), The	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/B
Les Copeland's 38th Street Rag (1913)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	T/T/T/B/B/GB(B)
What the Engine Done (1911)	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ens.	A/T/B/B/GB(B)/V(OT)

CDs

	Performer	CD Title	Supplier


Ragtime Music CDs:
David Thomas Roberts	Folk Ragtime 1899-1914
Elite Syncopators	American Sampler Rag	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Elite Syncopators	Ragtime Special
Trebor Jay Tichenor	Ragtime Reunion
Trebor Jay Tichenor	Tempus Ragorum
Meg Graf	Eatin' Time -- A Ragtime Feast	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)
Brown Brothers	Rusty Rags	CD(s) & MP3 Album(s)

Item	Title	Available	€	£	$	Other



DBE716	Cabbage-Leaf Rag (1909) - A Rich Two-Step D/A/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 2½ mins.	1-2 days
DBE717	The Dockstader Rag (1912) A/T/T/T/B/GB(B), approx. 2¼ mins.	1-2 days
DBE717C	The Dockstader Rag (1912) A/T/B, approx. 2¼ mins.	1-2 days
DBE718	Les Copeland's 38th Street Rag (1913) T/T/T/B/B/GB(B), approx. 1¾ mins.	1-2 days
DBE719	What The Engine Done (1911) - Song A/T/B/B/GB(B)/V(OT), approx. 3¾ mins.	1-2 days

Library

	Title	Instruments	Remarks


Cabbage-Leaf Rag (1909)	D/A/T/T/B/GB(B)
Dockstader Rag (1912), The	A/T/T/T/B/GB(B)	Pub.
Dockstader Rag (1912), The	A/T/B	Pub.
Les Copeland's 38th Street Rag (1913)	T/T/T/B/B/GB(B)	Pub.
What the Engine Done (1911)	A/T/B/B/GB(B)/V(OT)	Pub.

	Title	Attribution	Instruments	Source	Remarks


42nd Street Rag (1913)	L.C. Copeland (music) Jack Smith (coauth.)	Piano	Ragtime Dorian Henry
Cabbage-Leaf Rag (1909)	L.C. Copeland (music)	Piano	IMSLP
Dockstader Rag (1912), The	L.C. Copeland (music)	Piano	IMSLP
French Pastry Rag (1914)	L.C. Copeland (music)	Piano	Ragtime Piano	Pub.
Invitation Rag (1911)	L.C. Copeland (music)	Piano	IMSLP Indiana	Pub.
Les Copeland's 38th Street Rag (1913)	L.C. Copeland (music)	Piano	IMSLP Ragtime Dorian Henry	Pub.

Works

This list is arranged in chronological order and contains 25 works by Les C. Copeland. It does not claim to be complete and represents only the number of items located. Keys: ER

(w&m)

Title	Year	Attribution	Remarks


Cabbage-Leaf Rag	1909	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)
Invitation Rag	1911
What the Engine Done (w&m)	1911	Al. Bernard (perf.) Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.) Neil O'Brien (perf.)	Pub.
Dockstader Rag, The	1912	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
Good Resolutions	1912	Jean Havez (words)
Honeymoon Days	1912	Jean Havez (words)	Pub.
I Just Can't Get Rid of That Plaster	1912	Jean Havez (co-author)
Luxury	1912	Neil O'Brien (words)	Pub.
Melody Man	1912	Jean Havez (words)	Pub.
42nd Street Rag	1913	Jack Smith (co-author)	Pub.
Les Copeland's 38th Street Rag	1913	Midi Ragtime Recorder Ensemble (perf.)	Pub.
⇑ French Pastry Rag	1914		Pub.
Old Soaken Bucket, The	1915c
Race Track Blues	1916c
Rocky Mountain Fox	1916c
Twist and Twirl	1916c
Bees and Honey Rag	1917
I Ain't Married No More	1917	Rennold Wolf (words)
Texas Blues	1917
Save Your Money, John	1919
Ivoryland	1925
My Cuban Rose	1925	"Tricks" : Revue
Sweetie Do!	1925	"Tricks" : Revue
⇑ Vanity Fayre	1925	"Tricks" : Revue
We Don't Give a Darn About Nothing	1925	"Tricks" : Revue

Videos

	Composer	Title	Performer


L.C. Copeland	42nd Street Rag (2:20)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
L.C. Copeland	Les Copeland's 38th Street Rag (1:31)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
L.C. Copeland	Cabbage-Leaf Rag (2:19)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
L.C. Copeland	The Dockstader Rag (1:51)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
L.C. Copeland	Invitation Rag (2:04)	Ragtime Dorian Henry
L.C. Copeland	French Pastry Rag (2:54)	Ragtime Dorian Henry