Bond, Carrie Jacobs (1862-1946), was an American composer best known for her sentimental popular songs. The most successful of her many songs were “I Love You Truly,” first published in her collection Seven Songs (1901), and “A Perfect Day” (1910). She wrote the words and music for both songs. Bond also published several collections of stories, essays, and poetry; and wrote many articles for newspapers. Bond wrote an autobiography, Roads to Melody (1927). She was born on Aug. 11, 1862, in Janesville, Wisconsin. She died on Dec. 28, 1946.
