Scott Joplin was an early musician who transformed much of the landscape of popular music in the early 1900s. Though many details of his short life are uncertain, his impact on early American music is ...

Ragtime duo Cherry and Jerry took an audience back in time as they performed early Blues music Sunday at Missouri River Regional Library. Heads were swaying and feet were stomping as the piano and ...

As this quirky little novel begins, it is August 1916 and black composer Scott Joplin, the King of Ragtime, has fallen on hard times. His glory days are long past. He’s living in Harlem and is ...

The life-altering moment for Mark Nuismer occurred 30 years ago when the teenager heard someone play "Maple Leaf Rag" at his Salt Lake City high school. "It was so hard, I thought I'd never be able to ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. THE VAUDEVILLIAN doesn't just play bad-ass, foot stomping music - this ...

Scott Joplin was an early musician who transformed much of the landscape of popular music in the early 1900s. Though many details of his short life are uncertain, his impact on early American music is ...

If there was ever a perfect match for a speaker and an audience, it was when Rick Benjamin spoke to the Canterbury Historical Society at their March 11 meeting. The independent scholar and historian, ...

A style of cheerful piano music that first gained popularity a century ago will be celebrated this weekend in central Iowa. The 21st annual Ragtime in Randall Festival runs Saturday and Sunday in the ...

As a work of historical fiction, Ragtime also throws many real historical figures into the musical mix. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Woodlawn Theatre Based on E.L. Doctorow’s 1975 novel of the same name, ...

You hear the word “ragtime” and you might think old, like a hundred years old. But Kylan DeGhetaldi is having none of that. In his view, ragtime is the sound of young America. “We have 20 solo ...