TJ Muller takes care of Scott Joplin's piano at the Scott Joplin House, in St. Louis, Mo. The music known as ragtime first swept the nation more than 100 years ago. Missouri, known as the heartland of ...

Maple Leaf Rag (Piano & Orchestra Version); Solace; Pleasant Moments; Heliotrope Bouquet (Stomp Version); Courtship (Based On Elite Syncopation); Cutting Contest / Maple Leaf Rag; Peacherine Rag; The ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Lara Downes’s latest album, “Reflections: Scott Joplin Reconsidered,” is inspired by the fact that Joplin’s achievement remains fuzzy to many. By Seth ...

The ghost of the Calico Saloon piano player returns with a little help from the Knott’s Berry Farm creative team.

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 ...

The Center for African American History, Art & Culture presents Scott Joplin: American Genius. The lecture concert with Scott Kirby will be at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 19. This program combines live ...

ST. LOUIS — During Black History Month, 5 on Your Side is celebrating the history that was made in St. Louis, and highlighting the next generation of change-makers. One of the most influential ...

Toe-tapping and head-bobbing are inevitable when listening to the "King of Ragtime’s" songs. They’re so compelling and familiar that one is even a famous ice cream truck jingle. But the music that ...

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 ...