Biography llily strickland

  • Lily Strickland was an American composer, painter and writer.
  • Lily Strickland (January 28, 1884 – June 6, 1958) was an American composer, painter and writer.
  • Composer, writer, artist.

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    (1884-1958) Strickland was born in Anderson County, the only daughter of Charlton Hines Strickland and Teresa Hammond Reed. Her father died when she was young, leaving Lily and her brothers to grow up in the home of their maternal grandparents.  Lily began studying piano at the age of six and published her first composition while still in her teens.  She studied piano and composition at Converse College and the Institute of Musical Arts in New York (the forerunner to Juilliard). In New York, she met Joseph Courtenay Anderson, and the two married. They never had children.

    Strickland (who used her maiden name professionally) spent the rest of her life composing, writing, and painting all over the world.  During her career she published 395 compositions, wrote many of her own sonnets and lyrics, and furnished the cover illustrations for her songs.  

    Strickland and her husband retired to a farm near Hendersonville, NC. Strickland continued to compose and write until her death.

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    Lily Strickland

    Lily Strickland (January 28, 1884 – June 6, 1958) was an American composer, painter and writer.

    Birth and Death Data: Born January 28, 1884 (Anderson), Died June 6, 1958 (Hendersonville)

    Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1912 - 1942

    Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist

    Notes: Her pseudonym, Michael De Longpré, appears on some sheet music and disc labels.

    See Also: De Longpré, Michael

    = Recordings are available for online listening.
    = Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

    Recordings (Results 26-47 of 47 records)

    CompanyMatrix No.SizeFirst Recording DateTitlePrimary PerformerDescriptionRoleAudio
    Columbia14032510-in.2/6/1925Honey chileCyrena Van GordonContralto vocal solo, with orchestracomposer, lyricist 
    Columbia14032810-in.2/6/1925Mah Lindy LouCyrena Van GordonContralto vocal solo, with orchestracomposer, lyricist 
    Columbi
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    Lily Strickland – South Carolina Composer

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    Lily Strickland: "South Carolina's Gift to American Music"

      This article was submitted to SCIWAY in 2017 bygd J. Strickland Newsom, Jr., whose father, Jesse Strickland Newsom, Sr., and Lily Strickland were first cousins. The work below fryst vatten entirely Mr. Newsom's own. If you are interested in publishing a del av helhet about your family, please contact us at service@sciway.net.

    Lily Teresa Strickland was born in 1884 in what was then the small town of Anderson, South Carolina; nevertheless she did not remain a small-town girl. She was destined to circle the globe several times, to meet many of the greatest artists of the day, and to make an enduring contribution to American music in the twentieth century.

    Most people have heard her song Mah Lindy Lou. It has been sung in concerts world-wide, and sju recordings of it have been made, under Victor and Columbia labels, bygd such diverse arti