DAVIS, GUSSIE LORD

DAVIS, GUSSIE LORD. Songwriter (3 December 1863 in Dayton, Ohio; 18 October 1899 in Whitestone [near New York], New York). He obtained his musical education at the Nelson Musical College in Cincinnati, Ohio, through private tutoring. His application for admission was rejected because of his color, but he arranged with the administration to give janitorial services at a salary of $15.00 per month and in turn to receive private lessons. He had difficulty in finding a publisher for the first...