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‘Maple Leaf Rag’: Scott Joplin’s Splendid Syncopations

A pulsating piano solo by a black composer published 125 years ago this fall became an unexpected bestseller, drew droves of young people to the piano, and became an enduring classic of American music ...
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Ragtime Was All The Rage A Century Ago — In Sedalia, Missouri, It Still Is

Pianist William McNally plays the 'Maple Leaf Rag' for students at Skyline Elementary School in Sedalia, Mo. Ragtime is big with the kids in Sedalia. One day this spring, about 100 of them cheered for ...
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Folk Songs: Rag Peddler

Oh go ‘way, man, I can hypnotize disnation, I can shake de earth’s foundation wid de Maple Leaf Rag! Oh go ‘way, man, just hold yo’ breath a minnit, For there’s not a stunt that’s in it, wid de Maple ...
The Fayetteville Observer

More than 'Maple Leaf Rag' in Joplin marathon

Mention Scott Joplin and most peoples' minds go automatically to "Maple Leaf Rag." But Fayetteville State University music professor Amanda Virelles said there's a lot more to the composer, who died ...
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Black and White Rag; Maple Leaf Rag

Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band. side 1: Maple Leaf Rag; side 2: Black and White Rag (Jazz Man 1). 78 rpm. Jazz Man Records was founded by David Ashford Stuart in 1941. The record label was devoted ...