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Leopold Feist (January 3, 1869, New York City or Mount Verson, New York [2] – June 21, 1930, Mount Vernon, New York ), was a pioneer in the popular music publishing business. [3] In 1897, Feist founded and ran a music publishing firm bearing his name.
Leo Feist (1869-1930) began his career as a corset salesman and composed songs as an avocation. When he failed to find a publisher for his work, he set up his own firm to deal in popular songs. “You can’t go wrong with a Feist song” was the slogan printed on every copy of the firm’s sheet music.
A collection of popular music published by Leo Feist Inc. between 1880 and 1930, including songs by Floridia, Tierney, Messager and others. The collection is available for research at the Library of Congress and has a finding aid and digital access.
Leo Feist (1869-1930) published popular music in New York from 1897. He was famous for his highly aggressive marketing, with lavish rewards for successful sales managers.
Leopold Feist (January 3, 1869, New York City – June 21, 1930, Mount Vernon, New York ), in 1897 founded and ran a music publishing firm bearing his name. In the 1920s, at the height of the golden age of popular music, his firm was among the seven largest publishers of popular music in the world.
Leo Feist, the former corset salesman who made a modern business of song publishing and became one of the largest publishers of popular music in the world, died yesterday of arthritis at his...
Summary: Leo Feist was an American music publisher. The collection primarily consists of a set of twenty-six bound volumes containing most of the music published by Leo Feist Inc., between the years of 1880 and 1930.
