Abbie Norton Jamison (May 18, 1869 – August 8, 1955) was an American pianist, composer and clubwoman, based in Los Angeles.
Her composition teachers included Frederick Stevenson and Rudolf Friml.
[2] Jamison taught piano, voice, music theory, and musicianship in Los Angeles,[3][4] and wrote music for songs,[5][6] with titles including "The Rose and the Moth," "Little Pigeon Lullaby",[7] "Mammy's Lullaby" (1904, words by Maria Howard Weeden),[8] "The First Blue Bird", "The Rose and the Moth", "Awakening",[9] "My Prayer" (set to a poem by Rabindranath Tagore), "When Love is Done",[10] "Thy Little One",[11] "Fate", "Spirit of the Desert", "Desert Love Song",[12] "Our Flag",[13] "Show Me the Way",[14] and "California is Calling to You".
[15] She was involved with the Federal Music Project, a New Deal program, in Los Angeles.
[27][28] In the 1930s she was president of the Southwestern District of the NFMC,[29] covering Arizona, Nevada, and California.