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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.
Musicians who are notable for their playing of ragtime music include (in alphabetical order): This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
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).
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.
James Hubert "Eubie" Blake (February 7, 1887 – February 12, 1983) was an American pianist and composer of ragtime, jazz, and popular music. In 1921, he and his long-time collaborator Noble Sissle wrote Shuffle Along, one of the first Broadway musicals written and directed by African Americans. [1]
Knuckles O'Toole Plays the Greatest All-Time Ragtime Hits: Grand Award (reissued by ABC in 1974) Trio (banjo and drums) 1960 After Six: MGM Trio [22] 1960 1960 Strictly Organ-ic: MGM Quintet [22] 1960 Provocative Piano: Command With orchestra [28] 1960 Provocative Piano, Vol. 2: Command With orchestra [29] 1961 1961 Dick Hyman and His Trio: Command
As a producer, Zimmerman created the ragtime concert series ‘’Where It Was!’’ in Los Angeles. The venue featured ragtime stars from both the past and present, including such legends as pianist and composer Eubie Blake, who once said of Zimmerman: "[Dick] is a real ragtime pianist, and he knows more about its history than I do!" [2]
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