Les Copeland

Leslie C. Copeland (June 4, 1887—March 3, 1942) was an American composer and pianist. As a boy, he played in Lew Dockstader's minstrel troupe. He later sold ragtime compositions to Jerome H. Remick and others. Some of his performances are preserved on piano rolls. He died in San Francisco, California. His playing and composing style was very distinctive, harkening back to the earliest days of ragtime.