Euday L. Bowman

Euday L. Bowman

Euday Louis Bowman (November 9, 1886 – May 26, 1949) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime and blues who represented the style of Texas Ragtime. He is chiefly remembered as the composer of the highly popular "Twelfth Street Rag", a ragtime composition from 1914 out of a series of rags that Bowman wrote during or after a period in which he worked as a pianist in bordellos of Kansas City. These pieces, including "Sixth Street Rag", "Tenth Street Rag", "Eleventh Street Rag" and "Twelfth Street Rag," were named after streets of Fort Worth's redlight district.

Birth and Death Data: Born Fort Worth, Died May 26, 1949 (New York City)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1941

Roles Represented in DAHR: composer, piano

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Recordings (Results 26-37 of 37 records)

Company	Matrix No.	Size	First Recording Date	Title	Primary Performer	Description	Role
Brunswick	E35802	10-in.	1/14/1931	Twelfth Street rag	Jungle Band	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	C596-C597	10-in.	9/9/1926	12th Street rag	Abe Lyman’s California Orchestra	Jazz/dance band	composer
Brunswick	LAE119-LAE120	10-in.	March 1928	12th Street rag	David Burrows ; Johnny Noble's Hawaiians	Instrumental ensemble (Hawaiian), with steel guitar solo, Hawaiian guitars, and ukulele	composer
Brunswick	DAL203	10-in.	10/4/1935	12th Street rag	Roy Newman and his Boys	String band	composer
Brunswick	DAL759	10-in.	12/8/1938	Twelfth Street rag	Euday Bowman	Piano solo	piano, composer
Brunswick	LA1293	10-in.	3/27/1937	Twelfth Street rag	Rhythm Wreckers	Jazz/dance ensemble	composer
Edison	1544	Not documented	1921	12th Street rag	Clifford Murray	Piano solo	composer
Edison	7541	10-in.	9/22/1920	12th Street rag	Imperial Marimba Band	Band	composer
Edison	10712	10-in.	12/8/1925	12th Street rag	Johnny Marvin	Ukulele solo, with vocal imitations	composer
Edison	18301	10-in.	3/12/1928	12th Street rag	F. Henri Klickmann ; Roy Smeck	Ukulele solo, with piano	composer
Edison	N-138	10-in.	3/12/1928	12th Street rag	F. Henri Klickmann ; Roy Smeck	Ukulele solo, with piano	composer
ARC	21759	10-in.	9/24/1937	12th street rag	Texas Jim Lewis ; Lone Star Cowboys	String band	composer

(Results 26-37 of 37 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Bowman, Euday L.," accessed December 11, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109432.

Bowman, Euday L.. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 11, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109432.

"Bowman, Euday L.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 11 December 2025.