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(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
Euday Lewis Bowman is a historical marker in Fort Worth, Tarrant County, dedicated in 1980. It is one of 354 historical markers documented in Tarrant County in the Texas Historical Commission Atlas, among 458 historic sites cataloged across the county.
The site sits at 32.7721, -97.3466 near Fort Worth. The nearest cataloged historic site is William Madison McDonald (historical marker), about under a tenth of a mile away. Others within a short drive include General Thomas N. Waul, C.S.A., Governor Charles A. Culberson, and John Peter Smith_Oakwood Cemetery Founder.
This record corresponds to Texas Historical Commission Atlas #5439001506. Use the map below for its exact position and turn-by-turn directions.
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