At the turn of the twentieth century, Scott Joplin struggled on the margins of society to play a pivotal role in the creation of ragtime music. His brief life and tragic death encompassed a tumultuous time of changes in modern music, culture, and technology. This biography follows Joplin's life from the brothels and bars of St. Louis to the music mills of Tin Pan Alley as he introduced a syncopated, lively style to classical piano.
At the turn of the twentieth century, Scott Joplin struggled on the margins of society to play a pivotal role in the creation of ragtime music. His brief life and tragic death encompassed a tumultuous time of changes in modern music, culture, and technology. This biography follows Joplin's life from the brothels and bars of St. Louis to the music mills of Tin Pan Alley as he introduced a syncopated, lively style to classical piano.
Ray Argyle is the author of eleven books, including biographies of French President Charles de Gaulle and American Ragtime composer Scott Joplin. A journalist and media consultant, his articles have appeared in such magazines as Reader's Digest, France Today, and World War II History. He is based in Kingston, Ontario.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Prelude Part I-Breaking All the Rules: The 1890s 1. A Medley for the Fair: A Time to Start Raggin' It 2. My Kind of Town: Hot Nights in the City 3. The Making of the Legend: A Boy and a Banjo 4. Marching to a Ragtime Tune Part II-The Music Makers Play Main Street: The 1900s 5. Writing in Ragtime 6. Tin Pan Alley and All That Jazz: Footloose in "Black Bohemia" 7. They All Played Ragtime: Scott Joplin and Irving Berlin-A Case of Plagiarism? 8. The Girls of Ragtime and the Cult of Celebrity: Murder, Passion and Honor Part III-The Dream That Wouldn't Die: The 1910s 9. Dancing in Ragtime 10. The Censors and the Erotic Life 11. Reporting in Ragtime 12. Dreaming of Treemonisha Part IV-After the Rag: The Finale 13. Little Mary and the Little Tramp: Ragtime Partners of the Silent Screen 14. The Rites of Spring: The Martyred Saint of the Ragtime Era 15. Ragtime in Revival 16. Echoes of the Music: We're All Still Playing Ragtime The Life and Times of Scott Joplin Scott Joplin's Compositions Sources of Quotations Appendix: Ragtime in the Newspapers Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Prelude Part I-Breaking All the Rules: The 1890s 1. A Medley for the Fair: A Time to Start Raggin' It 2. My Kind of Town: Hot Nights in the City 3. The Making of the Legend: A Boy and a Banjo 4. Marching to a Ragtime Tune Part II-The Music Makers Play Main Street: The 1900s 5. Writing in Ragtime 6. Tin Pan Alley and All That Jazz: Footloose in "Black Bohemia" 7. They All Played Ragtime: Scott Joplin and Irving Berlin-A Case of Plagiarism? 8. The Girls of Ragtime and the Cult of Celebrity: Murder, Passion and Honor Part III-The Dream That Wouldn't Die: The 1910s 9. Dancing in Ragtime 10. The Censors and the Erotic Life 11. Reporting in Ragtime 12. Dreaming of Treemonisha Part IV-After the Rag: The Finale 13. Little Mary and the Little Tramp: Ragtime Partners of the Silent Screen 14. The Rites of Spring: The Martyred Saint of the Ragtime Era 15. Ragtime in Revival 16. Echoes of the Music: We're All Still Playing Ragtime The Life and Times of Scott Joplin Scott Joplin's Compositions Sources of Quotations Appendix: Ragtime in the Newspapers Bibliography Index
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