Frank K. Root

Frank Kimball Root was a music publisher in Chicago[1] and the proprietor of Frank K. Root & Co. He was a Republican.[1] His father, Ebenezer Towner Root,[1] co-founded Root & Cady. Among the many notable songs published by the firm is I Ain't Got Nobody.

Private Flynn by Lloyd Garrett cover

Frank K. Root's firm had close ties to the McKinley Music Company.[2]

Root's home designed by Daniel Burnham

His home, the Root-Badger House at 326 Essex Rd. in Kenilworth, Illinois outside Chicago (also known as the Centennial House), was designed by Daniel Burnham and built by Paul Starrett.[3] It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (National Register of Historic Places listings in Cook County, Illinois). [4][5]

Background

His father cofounded Root & Cady. It was hit by the Great Chicago fire of 1871 and bankrupted. It was reorganized several years later as The Root & Sons Music Company.

Songwriter George F. Root was his uncle.[1]

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See also

References
  1. "The National Cyclopedia of American Biography". J. T. White. 1921. Retrieved 1 January 2019 – via pages 42 and 43 Volume 17, 1921.
  2. Jasen, David A.; Jones, Gordon Gene (2000). That American Rag: The Story of Ragtime from Coast to Coast. Schirmer Books. ISBN 9780028647432. frank k. root.
  3. Rodkin, Dennis. "No Little Price Tag For Daniel Burnham-Designed Home". Chicago magazine. Archived from the original on 2013-01-12. Retrieved 2019-01-02.
  4. "Kenilworth's Root-Badger House on the market for $8.95M". chicagonow.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-24. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. "National Register Properties – Kenilworth Historical Society". kenilworthhistory.org. Archived from the original on 2018-09-22. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
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