The king of ragtime published his hit tune 120 years ago. Pianist Lara Downes believes the piece helped shape the future of American music. Reconsidering Scott Joplin's 'The Entertainer' Editor's Note ...

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 ...

Scott Joplin is one of the legends of the piano canon – every aspiring pianist under the sun has banged away at ‘The Entertainer’. But how much do you know about the King of Ragtime? You only need to ...

Editor's Note: The historical photos in this story feature a variety of dances inspired by music from the 20th century. Like pretty much every other piano student in America, I set about learning how ...

Editor's Note: The historical photos in this story feature a variety of dances inspired by music from the 20th century. I must have been 7 or 8 when I first heard Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" in ...