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2. The Entertainer (rag) - Wikipedia

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   "The Entertainer" is a 1902 classic piano rag written by Scott Joplin. [1] It was sold first as sheet music by John Stark & Son of St. Louis, Missouri, [2] and in the 1910s as piano rolls that would play on player pianos. [1] The first recording was by blues and ragtime musicians the Blue Boys in 1928, played on mandolin and guitar. [1]

3. Maple Leaf Rag - Wikipedia

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   In 1903, Stark issued a "Maple Leaf Rag Song", an arrangement of Joplin's music with words by Sydney Brown. [11] Brown's lyrics tell the story of a poor man from Accomack County, Virginia, who stumbles into a ballroom where, in spite of his anxiety over the state of his appearance, he manages to wow the crowd with the Maple Leaf Rag.

4. Original Rags - Wikipedia

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   The original cover page showed an elderly black man picking up rags in front of a ramshackle cabin, and has been interpreted as a double pun, first on the activities of a rag (or junk) picker, and second on a slang term for ragtime, "picking the piano". [3] The rag was given the following credits: Picked By Scott Joplin Arranged By Chas. N ...

5. The Red Back Book - Wikipedia

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   The "Red Back Book" of the album title is taken from the popular name for the collection of band arrangements of ragtime music featuring Joplin's music, "Standard High-Class Rags" published by the Stark Music Company of St. Louis around 1912. [1] The name came from the red color of the front and back cover.

6. Joseph Lamb (composer) - Wikipedia

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   Joseph Francis Lamb (December 6, 1887 – September 3, 1960) was an American composer of ragtime music. Lamb, of Irish descent, was the only non-African American of the "Big Three" composers of classical ragtime, the other two being Scott Joplin and James Scott. The ragtime of Joseph Lamb ranges from standard popular fare to complex and highly ...

7. Frog Legs Rag - Wikipedia

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   In 1909, Scott Joplin orchestrated "Frog Legs Rag" for publication by John Stillwell Stark, Joplin's publisher, [1] and his company, Stark Music Company. [4] Edward A. Berlin, author of the Joplin biography King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era asserts that there was no direct evidence that James Scott and Scott Joplin were personally acquainted.