Dave Jasen is a world-renowned authority on ragtime and popular song. A Professor of Communications at C.W. Post College, he is the author of numerous books, including Rags and Ragtime (with Trebor J. Tichenor) and Tin PanAlley . Gene Jones is an actor and ragtime historian. Jansen and Jones togetehr have written two previous books, Spreadin' Rhythm Around: Black PopularSongwriters 1880-1930 , a winner of the ASCAP/Deems Taylor Award for best music book, and That American Rag:The Story of Ragtime from Coast to Coast .
List of Illustrations Acknowledgments Prelude Introduction: Tom Turpin and
the Birth of Ragtime 1. Scott Joplin The Entertainer 2. Eubie Blake
Charleston Rag 3. Luckey Roberts Pork and Beans 4. James P. Johnson
Carolina Shout 5. Willie the Lion Smith Finger Buster 6. Fats Waller
Handful of Keys 7. Jelly Roll Morton Mr. Jelly Lord 8. Louis Armstrong
Cornet Chop Suey Select Bibliography Index of Music Titles General Index
