North Side in Fort Worth in Tarrant County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Euday Louis Bowman

(Nov. 9, 1886 - May 26, 1949)

Photographed by James Hulse, January 1, 2025

1. Euday Louis Bowman Marker

Inscription. Fort Worth native Euday Bowman was a ragtime composer. His best known song was the classic "12th Street Rag", which he wrote about his experiences in Kansas City, Kansas. Copyrighted in 1914, it did not become popular until 1948 when it was recorded by Walter "Pee Wee" Hunt. Other songs written by Bowman including "Fort Worth Blues", were never published. He died of pneumonia while on a business trip to new York City in 1949. Recorded-1980

Erected 1980 by Texas Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1506.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Cemeteries & Burial Sites. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.

Location. 32° 46.177′ N, 97° 20.927′ W. Marker is in Fort Worth, Texas, in Tarrant County. It is in the North Side. It is at the intersection of Grand Avenue and Gould Ave. on Grand Avenue. The marker is located in Oakwood Cemetery, Block 24. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 701 Grand Ave, Fort Worth TX 76164, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

and one of the Confederate States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: General Thomas N. Waul, C.S.A. (within shouting distance of this marker); John Peter Smith (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Governor Charles A. Culberson

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(about 300 feet away); Oakwood Cemetery (about 400 feet away); Khleber Miller Van Zandt (about 400 feet away); Hagar Tucker (approx. 0.2 miles away); William Madison McDonald (approx. 0.2 miles away); Douglass and McGar Parks (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Worth.

Also see . . . Euday L. Bowman. Wikipedia

Euday Louis Bowman (November 9, 1886 – May 26, 1949) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime and blues who represented the style of Texas Ragtime. He is chiefly remembered as the composer of the highly popular "Twelfth Street Rag", a ragtime composition from 1914 out of a series of rags that Bowman wrote during or after a period in which he worked as a pianist in bordellos of Kansas City. These pieces, including "Sixth Street Rag", "Tenth Street Rag", "Eleventh Street Rag" and "Twelfth Street Rag," were named after streets of Fort Worth's redlight district.

(Submitted on January 4, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the marker in the cemetery image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, January 1, 2025

2. The view of the marker in the cemetery

Photographed by Joe Lotz, January 4, 2025

3. Euday Louis Bowman Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 27, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 4, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 229 times since then and 38 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 4, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 2. submitted on January 5, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. 3. submitted on January 27, 2025, by Joe Lotz of Flower Mound, Texas.