A Perfect Day was written by Carrie Smith-Bond, also known as the author of I Love You Truly. A Perfect Day was another hit for Bond. The story of A Perfect Day is interesting. While traveling in California around 1909, Carrie stopped by at the Mission Inn in Riverside, California. In her own words: “..while dressing for Read More
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Carrie Jacobs-Bond Triumphed over Tragedy
We recently looked at the song I Love You Truly. However, the author has an interesting life worth reviewing in her own right. Carrie was born on August 11, 1862, during the midst of the Civil War. She was born in a brick house in Janesville, Wisconsin. By a young age she could pick Read More
I Love You Truly
I Love You Truly is a popular love song with the senior adult population I work with. This song was a parlor song published in 1901. This musical composition was written by Carrie Jacobs-Bond. Bond’s husband, Frank, died in 1895. While on a trip to her hometown of Janesville, Wisconsin she wrote I Love You Read More