The life of pianist and composer Scott Joplin who, thanks to his natural talent and despite extreme poverty, has become the greatest Ragtime musician of all time. Released December 30, 1977.

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...

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...