Jessie Louise Pease (1865–1943) was born in Ypsilanti, Michigan, daughter of Frederick Henry Pease, founder and head of the conservatory of music at the Michigan State Normal School. She attended the Conservatory and taught piano there. She studied with Arthur Foote in Boston and spent time in Munich, Paris and London studying with various master teachers; she resided and worked as musician in New York City. She died in Manhattan. She was well known as a composer of songs, particularly in dialect or about children.

 

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TITLE	VOICING	TEXT	REGION	LISTEN
A Life Lesson		James Whitcomb Riley	U.S.	LISTEN X Stop audio before closing