This piece is in simple time. Here the Soweto Kinch Trio play their contemporary version of 'Maple Leaf Rag'. 'Ragtime It' is performed by saxophone, drums and double bass. Listen for lots of ...

That piece, “Maple Leaf Rag,” crowned Scott Joplin the “King of Ragtime Writers.” Born near Texarkana, Texas, likely in 1867, Joplin studied music with local teachers and became ...

Born in Texas in 1868, he showed an early aptitude for music and when he moved to Missouri in 1894, at some point he was exposed to Ragtime. He mastered the form and began to compose pieces and ...

The Peacherine Ragtime Society Orchestra will play live to the silent film "The Freshman" in Lewisville on March 7.