Anne Gannet Stratton Miller Holden (April 17, 1887 - October 1, 1977)[1] was an American composer[2] who is best remembered today for her song “Boats of Mine,” which was widely performed and recorded[3] during her lifetime. She published her music under the name Anne Stratton.[4]
Stratton was born in Cleburne, Texas, to Mary Louise Baker and William H. Stratton. She married Robert Gardner Miller in 1909, then married Thomas Steele Holden[5] in 1922. She and Holden had one son.[1]
In addition to composing,[10] Stratton recorded music for piano rolls.[11] Her songs were published by Harold Flammer (today Shawnee Press/Hal Leonard)[12] and the Boston Music Company.[13] They included:
^Hixon, Donald L. (1993). Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography. Don A. Hennessee (2nd ed.). Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN0-8108-2769-7. OCLC28889156.
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^Stern, Susan (1978). Women composers : a handbook. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN0-8108-1138-3. OCLC3844725.
^ abClaghorn, Charles Eugene (1996). Women composers and songwriters : a concise biographical dictionary. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press. ISBN0-585-03162-2. OCLC42329817.
^American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (1966). "Holden, Anne Stratton: composer". ASCAP Biographical Dictionary of Composers, Authors and Publishers. OCLC516251617.
^Stewart-Green, Miriam (1980). Women composers : a checklist of works for the solo voice. Boston, Mass.: G.K. Hall. ISBN0-8161-8498-4. OCLC6815939.