Louis Chauvin
March 13, 1881 – March 26, 1908
Member of the 27 Club
Louis Chauvin was a ragtime jazz pioneer and contemporary of Scott Joplin. Little is known about Chauvin since he died at such a young age and had yet to make any recordings. He did, however, leave three published compositions behind, one of which, “Heliptrope Bouquet” was written with Joplin. The other two were “Babe, It’s Too Long Off” and “The Moon is Shining in the Skies.” Louis Chauvin was 27 when he died on March 26, 1908. Possible contributors to his death were listed as multiple sclerosis, syphilis, and starvation due to a coma he was in.