Also known as Roy Fredrick Bargy
American musician (1894-1974)
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Roy Fredrick Bargy (July 31, 1894 – January 16, 1974) was an American ragtime and jazz composer and pianist. Born in Newaygo, Michigan, he grew up in Toledo, Ohio, where he was exposed to the music of pianists Johnny Walters and Luckey Roberts. In 1919 he began working with Charley Straight at the Imperial Piano Roll Company in Chicago, performing, arranging, and composing. He was the leader, pianist and arranger of the Benson Orchestra of Chicago from 1920 to 1922 (when he was replaced by Don
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