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While the word ragtime was first known to be used in 1896, the term probably originates in the dance events hosted by plantation slaves known as “rags”. [4] The first recorded use of the term ragtime was by vaudeville musician Ben Harney who in 1896 used it to describe the piano music he played (which he had extracted from banjo and fiddle players).
Selections must adhere to the following definition of old time music: "The style of piano playing found primarily in public venues of performance between 1890 and 1939, particularly in bars and piano competitions, consisting of popular songs and instrumentals of that era, including ragtime, traditional jazz, novelty, stride, and boogie, but ...
The "Black and White Rag" is a 1908 ragtime composition by George Botsford. [1]The song was recorded widely for both the phonograph and player piano, [2] and was the third ragtime composition to sell over one million copies of sheet music. [3]
"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]
Many ragtime pianist, beginning around the 1920s, went on to perform stride and boogie-woogie and other lists of artists might be more identified with either. Shapiro's two lists above, exclude those who are known more as (i) non-piano ragtime composers (ii) ragtime revivalist (iii) stride pianists, and (iv) boogie-woogie pianists.
Max Edward Morath (October 1, 1926 – June 19, 2023) was an American ragtime pianist, composer, actor, and author. He was best known for his piano playing and is referred to as "Mr. Ragtime". [1]
[2] [3] For the first time, record stores found themselves putting ragtime in the classical music section. The Billboard "Best-Selling Classical LPs" chart for 28 September 1974 has this album at #5, Rifkin's follow-up album, Volume II, at #4, and a combined set of both volumes at #3; in total, the two volumes had been on the chart for 64 weeks ...
Adam G. Swanson is an American Ragtime and Old-Time Music Pianist. He is known for his fast, energetic, and enthusiastic approach to playing ragtime.. Swanson's career in ragtime piano began in 2003, when he won the junior division of the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest and Festival as a ten-year-old.