Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Scott Joplin died today – 91 years ago

Musician and composer (of the “Maple Leaf Rag” (1899), “The Entertainer” (1902), “Treemonisha” (1911), and the “Magnetic Rag” (1914)) Scott Joplin was born on November 24, 1868 near Linden, Texas. He said, “It is never right to play ragtime fast." [Great! Now I can play it.]... Mr. Joplin died on April 1, 1917 in New York City, New York.



Now check it out on a guitar:

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