Red Pepper Spicy Rag Poster

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Red Pepper Spicy Rag Poster

$49.00

Red Pepper Spicy Rag is a Hand pulled with exceptional quality lithograph. Includes certificate of authenticity.

Description

Thomas H. Lodge was born in Lymansville, Rhode Island, to British father Edward Lodge and his wife Joanna Lynch, a Maryland native of Irish descent. He was the oldest of four brothers and one older sister. His siblings included Annie(8/1883), Edward A. (1885), Lyman Alfred (1/1891) and Walter (5/1898).  Thomas took well to the piano, and was able to find employment after high school selling pianos. Lodge was married in 1906 to Sarah Agnes Mackie, and they had a child, Mary Frances.

In 1909, Temptation Rag was published, and quickly became a hit. It received accolades not only in the trades and the press, but from his peers as well. One such mention appeared in the New York Clipper in early 1910:

Mike Bernard, that “Wizard of the Piano,” has in his repertory several numbers that possess excellent qualities. Noticeable among these is Henry Lodge’s “Temptation Rag.” The success of this number is remarkable, and fully supports its appropriate title, “Temptation,” for it is positively one of the most tempting numbers that has yet been given the public…

 Temptation Rag was soon followed by Sure Fire and Red Pepper, A Spicy Rag, were also popular sellers. Includes certificate of authenticity.

Additional information

Weight 1 lbs
Dimensions 36 × 3 × 6 in
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