Career

Maude Nugent (January 12, 1873 or 1874 – June 3, 1958) was an American singer and composer. She became a vaudeville singer, singing at venues like The Abbey and Tony Pastor"son In 1896, she composed and wrote the lyrics to "Sweet Rosie O"Grady", which became one of the most popular waltz standards of the time.

The sheet music for the song sold over million copies.

In 1899 it was recorded by Lil Hawthorne for Berliner Gramophone. Nugent continued to compose songs for a number of years, but none approached the success of "Rosie O"Grady".

Nugent performed her own songs, introducing many of them to audiences in this manner. Nugent retired from performing when she was 28 in order to raise a family.

However, she continued to write music

In the 1940s and -50s, "Gay Nineties" revues came into vogue and Nugent began to perform again, on television She died June 3, 1958 in New New York