Irene Cozad was born in Lineville, Iowa, but came to prominence in the Kansas City area. She reportedly played piano with the Kansas Symphony and prior to the publication of her two rags was listed in the city directory as a music teacher. While Cozad married J. Whitman Sherer, M.D., in 1912, her compositions did not entirely stop.
A few songs appeared up through 1920, including "Kansas City Town" which won her a $100.00 prize in a contest sponsored by the Million Population Club. Other published works include "Affinity Rag," " Because," "Eatin' Time Rag," "Minute Circle Whirl" and "That Sunday Wedding Day." She and her husband had two children: Jeanne and Joseph, Jr. After her husband died in 1940, she spent her later years living with her children in the house the family had owned for a number of decades.
A few songs appeared up through 1920, including "Kansas City Town" which won her a $100.00 prize in a contest sponsored by the Million Population Club. Other published works include "Affinity Rag," " Because," "Eatin' Time Rag," "Minute Circle Whirl" and "That Sunday Wedding Day." She and her husband had two children: Jeanne and Joseph, Jr. After her husband died in 1940, she spent her later years living with her children in the house the family had owned for a number of decades.
Irene Cozad was born in Lineville, Iowa, but came to prominence in the Kansas City area. She reportedly played piano with the Kansas Symphony and prior to the publication of her two rags was listed in the city directory as a music teacher. While Cozad married J. Whitman Sherer, M.D., in 1912, her compositions did not entirely stop.
A few songs appeared up through 1920, including "Kansas City Town" which won her a $100.00 prize in a contest sponsored by the Million Population Club. Other published works include "Affinity Rag," " Because," "Eatin' Time Rag," "Minute Circle Whirl" and "That Sunday Wedding Day." She and her husband had two children: Jeanne and Joseph, Jr. After her husband died in 1940, she spent her later years living with her children in the house the family had owned for a number of decades.
A few songs appeared up through 1920, including "Kansas City Town" which won her a $100.00 prize in a contest sponsored by the Million Population Club. Other published works include "Affinity Rag," " Because," "Eatin' Time Rag," "Minute Circle Whirl" and "That Sunday Wedding Day." She and her husband had two children: Jeanne and Joseph, Jr. After her husband died in 1940, she spent her later years living with her children in the house the family had owned for a number of decades.
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