Introduction

Biography

Leslie was a train­er of cho­rus­es, a pro­fes­sion­al mu­si­cian and com­pos­er.

He was als­o known for his cat­tle: In 1887, he started a pure­bred Ab­er­deen-An­gus herd on his farm at Cot­tage Grove, Wis­con­sin. He even wrote songs prais­ing the mer­its of the breed (to­day known as Angus): Song of the Dod­dies and The Jol­ly Old Far­mer.

Works

• Leslie’s An­them and Cho­rus Book, with P. W. Hill (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Chi­ca­go Mu­sic, 1879)
• The Sab­bath School Queen (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Chi­ca­go Mu­sic, 1879)
• The Con­quer­or, with R. H. Ran­dall (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Chi­ca­go Mu­sic, 1880)
• The Sen­ti­nel (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Chi­ca­go Mu­sic, 1885)
• The Cres­cent (New York and Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Will­iam A. Pond and Chi­ca­go Mu­sic, 1886)
• Joy Bells of Hea­ven (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Chi­ca­go Mu­sic, 1886)
• Leslie’s Male Quar­tet and Cho­rus Book, 1889
• Heavenly Tid­ings (Chicago, Il­li­nois: Chi­ca­go Mu­sic, 1890)
• The Song Lyre (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Chi­ca­go Mu­sic, 1894)
• Gold­en Chimes, with F. D. Jacobs (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Chi­ca­go Mu­sic, 1894)