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Root & Cady was a 19th century publisher in Chicago.
Root & Cady of Chicago published from 1858 until 1871, when a fire destroyed the premises. It was later known as Root & Co. The plates were bought by Brainard in 1871.
Ebenezer Towner Root (1822-1896) founded the company with Chauncey Marvin Cady (1824-1889). E. T. Root was composer George Frederick Root's (1820—1895) brother. Later, after the Civil War, in 1875, G.F. Root, Ebenezer Root, G.F. Root's son and three others (see the Root & Cady Wikipedia page) started The Root & Sons Music Company, and published as late as 1882.
A separate Root and Sons, later absorbed by Church operated in Cincinatti.
Epstein, Dena J. (1944 (article), published as book 1969). Music Publishing in Chicago Before 1871: The Firm of Root & Cady, 1858-1871. 1944: Notes, vol. 1 No.4, p.43. 1969: Detroit : Information Coordinators, Detroit studies in music bibliography ; no 14. OCLC 869204096.
