Leon M. Block (1885 - 1969)
Leon M. Block did not leave much behind for us to learn about him. His Louisiana Rag remains fairly well known in the ragtime community a century after its composition, but details on Block himself have never been reported. What little was located is presented here. He was born to Bavarian immigrant Louis Block and his Illinois native wife Harriet "Hattie" Cook in New Madrid, Missouri. They had married in St. Louis in 1867. Leon had two older siblings, Rosena L. (2/1868) and Jacob S. (6/1872). A ... (Read all)
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Faramondo, HWV 39
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