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![Scott Joplin in June 1903. This picture also appears on the cover of "The Cascades" from 1904.[1]](view_image.php?q=Scott_Joplin&sq=&lang=simple&file=File:Scott_Joplin_19072.jpg) Scott Joplin in June 1903. This picture also appears on the cover of "The Cascades" from 1904.[1] | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Scott Joplin |
| Also known as | King of Ragtime Writers |
| Born | c. late 1867 or early 1868 (death stone says 11-2-68) Northeast Texas, U.S. |
| Origin | Texarkana, Texas |
| Died | April 1, 1917 (aged 49) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | Ragtime, march, waltz |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, pianist, music teacher |
| Instruments | Piano, cornet, guitar, mandolin, violin, banjo, vocals |
| Years active | 1895–1917 |
Scott Joplin was an American ragtime musician and composer. He is widely considered the greatest ragtime composer of all time.
- ↑ Berlin (1994) p. 121