Will Accooe

Will Accooe
Born
Will Accooe

1874
Winchester, Virginia
DiedApril 26, 1904
NationalityAmerican
OccupationMusician

Willis J. Accooe (1874 – April 26, 1904) was an American performing musician and composer, mainly of musicals.[1][2] He was "an important songwriter during the birth of the black musical" according to the Library of Congress website.[2]

  1. ^ Peterson, Bernard L. (August 11, 2001). Profiles of African American Stage Performers and Theatre People, 1816–1960. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 3. ISBN 9780313295348 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "Will Accooe (d. 1904)". Library of Congress.