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John P. Ordway
John Pond Ordway (August 1, 1824 – April 27, 1880) was an American doctor, composer, music entrepreneur, and politician. Biography Born in Salem, Massachusetts, in the mid-1840s John Ordway and his father Aaron opened a music store in Boston. John was also a music publisher and composer; his song ''Twinkling Stars are Laughing, Love'' (1855) was recorded by the Hayden Quartet as late as 1904. Around 1845 he organized Ordway's Aeolians, a blackface minstrel troupe which performed at Ordway Hall in Boston and also nationally to promote Ordway's publishing business. Future bandleader/composer Patrick Gilmore worked in Ordway's store and also appeared with the Aeolians. James Lord Pierpont's first major composition "The Returned Californian" in 1852 was written expressly for Ordway and his troupe. A number of 19th century songs were written for the Aeolians and/or dedicated to Ordway, including Jingle Bells. Ordway's composition " Dreaming of Home and Mother" (1868) was a ver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1868 John Pond Ordway Massachusetts House Of Representatives
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