Details for Euday Louis Bowman
Historical Marker — Atlas Number 5439001506
Data
| Marker Number | 1506 |
| Atlas Number | 5439001506 |
| Marker Title | Euday Louis Bowman |
| Index Entry | Bowman, Euday Louis |
| Address | 701 Grand Ave. |
| City | Fort Worth |
| County | Tarrant |
| UTM Zone | 14 |
| UTM Easting | 654656 |
| UTM Northing | 3626953 |
| Subject Codes | music |
| Marker Year | 1980 |
| Recorded Texas Historic Landmark | No |
| Marker Location | Oakwood Cemetery, Block 24 |
| Private Property | No |
| Marker Condition | In Situ |
| Marker Size | grave marker |
| Marker Text | (Nov. 9, 1886 - May 26, 1949) Fort Worth native Euday Bowman was a ragtime composer. His best known song was the classic "12th Street Rag," which he wrote about his experiences in Kansas City, Kansas. Copyrighted in 1914, it did not become popular until 1948 when it was recorded by Walter "Pee Wee" Hunt. Other songs written by Bowman, including "Fort Worth Blues," were never published. He died of pneumonia while on a business trip to New York City in 1949. Recorded - 1980 |