Scott Joplin was an early musician who transformed much of the landscape of popular music in the early 1900s. Though many details of his short life are uncertain, his impact on early American music is ...

In the post-Civil War era, the cruel breath of slavery and the aborted plan of Reconstruction still hung over the American South. But in the Joplin home, banjo and fiddle music filled the family’s ...

Maple Leaf Rag; Elite Syncopations; Bethena -A Concert Waltz; Combination March; The Entertainer - A Ragtime Two Step; The Cascades - A Rag; Cleopha - March And Two Step; The Ragtime Dance; The ...

Scott Joplin was an early musician who transformed much of the landscape of popular music in the early 1900s. Though many details of his short life are uncertain, his impact on early American music is ...

Scott Joplin House State Historic Site in St. Louis is celebrating its 15th anniversary by presenting a lecture and concert series entitled “Ragtime, Rhythm and Roots: St. Louis Music Comes Home.” The ...

ST. LOUIS — During Black History Month, 5 on Your Side is celebrating the history that was made in St. Louis, and highlighting the next generation of change-makers. One of the most influential ...

Charleston Rag; Alexander's Ragtime Band; Maple Leaf Rag; The Red Rose Rag; What You Goin' To Do When The Rent Comes Round? (Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown); Cascades; Bennie Badoo; If You Like A Me; The ...

Quick: What image comes to mind when you hear the word ragtime? Probably straw hats, lemonade and your kid trying to play “The Entertainer” on the piano. But in the 1890s and 1900s, the sound of the ...

Scott Joplin’s lost opera “Treemonisha” premieres in Florida at the Dr. Phillips Center Credit: Courtesy photo Legendary American jazz and ragtime composer Scott Joplin’s lost opera Treemonisha is ...