Leo Feist

Leopold Feist (January 3, 1869, New York City – June 21, 1930, Mount Vernon, New York), in 1897 founded and ran a music publishing firm bearing his name. In the 1920s, at the height of the golden age of popular music, his firm was among the seven largest publishers of popular music in the world. Leo Feist, Inc., ran until 1934. The company used the motto "You can't go wrong, with any FEIST Song."

Leo Feist
Leo Feist
Photo from Music Trade Review, 1922
BornJanuary 3, 1869
DiedJune 21, 1930(1930-06-21) (aged 61)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationExecutive
Spouse
Bessie Meyer
(m. 1904)
Children3
RelativesFelix F. Feist (brother)
Felix E. Feist (nephew)
Raymond E. Feist (great-nephew)
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