Carrie Jacobs-Bond
Carrie Minetta Jacobs-Bond (August 11, 1862 – December 28, 1946) was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter who composed some 175 pieces of popular music from the 1890s through the early 1940s. She is perhaps best remembered for writing the parlor song "I Love You Truly", becoming the first woman to sell one million copies of a song. The song first appeared in her 1901 collection Seven Songs as Unpretentious as the Wild Rose, along with "Just Awearyin' for You", which was also widely recorded. Jacobs-Bond's song with the highest number of sales immediately after release was "A Perfect Day" in 1910. A 2009 August 29 NPR documentary on Jacobs-Bond emphasized "I Love You Truly" together with "Just Awearyin' for You" and "A Perfect Day" as her three great hits. Jacobs-Bond was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Janesville (city in and county seat of Rock County, Wisconsin, United States), Died December 28, 1946 (Hollywood (neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1908 - 1947
Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, lyricist, vocalist, piano, speaker
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Recordings (Results 226-226 of 226 records)
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 69154 | 10-in. | 5/7/1941 | A perfect day | Jesse Crawford | composer, lyricist |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Jacobs-Bond, Carrie," accessed January 6, 2026, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104837.
Jacobs-Bond, Carrie. (2026). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2026, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/104837.
"Jacobs-Bond, Carrie." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2026. Web. 6 January 2026.
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LCNAR: Jacobs-Bond, Carrie, 1862-1946 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85049048
Wikidata: Carrie Jacobs-Bond - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5046241
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/27258710
MusicBrainz: Carrie Jacobs‐Bond - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/f4852b7b-c5a4-493d-ac50-4ed8bca74d23
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/149563 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/149563
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