Monthly Archives: July 2014

Joplin left home at age seventeen (some say he left as early as age fourteen) and began playing in bars.  The Silver Dollar Saloon in St. Louis drew Joplin  in for seven years.  It was like a college where he learned about … Continue reading →

Joplin wrote a ballet called “The Ragtime Dance” and an opera called “A Guest of Honor.  The first was published but was a complete commercial failure.  The second has never been found.  Once he left a trunk full of his … Continue reading →

*Scott Joplin’s father, who played fiddle as a hobby, didn’t know any black men who made a respectable living from music.  But Scott Joplin’s mother, who played banjo as a hobby, was sure her son was destined for a musical … Continue reading →

Maple Leaf Rag, recorded on Pianola Roll actually played by Scott Joplin, this piano roll was found in the wrong box on Ebay apparently, and turned out to be a long lost Joplin recording. (Uploaded on Oct 19, 2006)

I love celebrating the 4th of July.  I hope you all have a fun, patriotic week.

I found this clipping in the newspaper…kind of corny.