Scott Joplin! The King of Ragtime!

[happyfilmluvguy]

Yes, so, he played ragtime and here's a website about him!

http://www.scottjoplin.org/biography.htm

 

[Doctor Strange]

Another good site to check out:

http://music.minnesota.publicradio.org/features/9905_ragtime/index.shtml

I have to put in a plug for Joshua Rifkin's Scott Joplin recordings of the early 70s. I have loved these interpretations since they were new, when treating the rags as serious music (vs. cute old-time honkytonk stuff played at fingerbreaking speed) was a revelation. The original three LPs are now mostly collected on a single CD. Highly recommended!