Scott Joplin was an American musician and composer of ragtime music. He remains the best-known ragtime figure and is regarded as one of the three most important composers of classic ragtime, along with James Scott and Joseph Lamb. Wikipedia
All these myths (and a lot more useful information) can be found in Edward A. Berlin 's King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era . www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Bayou/9694/jopmyths.html
The definitive Wikipedia entry for Scott Joplin. Wikipedia is the biggest multilingual free-content encyclopedia on the Internet. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Joplin
Joplin's first published rag. Cover of the first printing of the Maple Leaf Rag . The picture depicts the famous stage performers Bert Williams and George Walker cakewalking with their ladies. www.edwardaberlin.com/work4.htm
S cott Joplin (1868-1917), African American composer and pianist, called the "King of Ragtime," son of Jiles and Florence (Givins) Joplin, was born on November 24, 1868, probably at Caves Springs, near Linden, Texas. www.famoustexans.com/scottjoplin.htm
