Margaret Bonds

American composer and pianist (1913–1972)

piano

Born: 3 March 1913
Chicago
Died: 26 April 1972
Los Angeles
Country: United States
Discography: 2 albums

Biography

Margaret Bonds was a jazz musician who played piano. Margaret Bonds was born on 3 March 1913 in Chicago and died on 26 April 1972 in Los Angeles. The discography here lists 2 albums, from “The Ballad of the Brown King & Selected Songs” (2019) to “Credo / Simon Bore the Cross” (2023).

Margaret Allison Bonds (March 3, 1913 – April 26, 1972) was an American composer, pianist, arranger, and teacher. One of the first Black composers and performers to gain recognition in the United States, she is best remembered today for her popular arrangements of African American spirituals and frequent collaborations with Langston Hughes. She was the first African American woman to perform with the all-White and all-male Chicago Symphony Orchestra, one of the first African American women to have her music broadcast on European radio, the first African American woman to have her music performed widely in Africa, only the second African American woman in classical music to be elected to full membership in ASCAP, and the first woman, Black or white, to win three awards from ASCAP.

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