As depicted in the Broadway revival of the musical "Ragtime" (nominated for 11 Tony Awards), the pursuit of the American Dream was just as dramatic, expansive and heartfelt at the turn of the 20th century as it is today.

ABC News' Gio Benitez is at the Lincoln Center Theater in New York City with the company of "Ragtime" for a special performance of the revival's opening number.

Viewed as the "King of Ragtime," Scott Joplin was the foremost composer of the genre in the early 20th century, known for works like "The Maple Leaf Rag" and "The Entertainer."

The Entertainer, by Scott Joplin played on an old piano. Honky-tonk has the sound closest to the pianos of the time, and probably that was how ragtime sounded in its time. This piano is inaccurate and probably Scott Joplin was alive when this piano was m...

In a world where the monkeys are music-lovers , two young chimpanzees are separated by a musical dispute...

Edward Taylor Paull (February 16, 1858 – November 25, 1924) was a minor American composer, arranger, and sheet music publisher.

Composed by Harry J. Lincoln in 1904. Arranged for piano solo. Lincoln was a prolific composer of marches and rags and wrote under several different pseudonyms as well.

This article will take a quick tour through a variety of some of the most well-known ragtime tunes for piano. Ragtime music first emerged around the turn of the 20th century with its foremost exponent being the pianist and composer Scott Joplin. Before em...