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Scott Joplin (between July 1867 and January 1868 – April 1, 1917) was an American composer and pianist. He achieved fame for his unique ragtime compositions, and was dubbed the “King of Ragtime.“ During his brief career, Joplin wrote 44 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas. One of his first pieces, the “Maple Leaf Rag”, became ragtime’s first and most influential hit, and has been recognized as the archetypal rag. He was born into a musical African-American family of laborers in eastern Texas, and developed his musical knowledge with the help of local teachers. During the late 1880s he traveled around the American South as an itinerant musician, and went to Chicago for the World’s Fair of 1893 which played a major part in making ragtime a national... Read on...

• Rank
• Artist
• Song
• Year
• Points

• 1
• Scott Joplin
• Maple Leaf Rag
• 1974
• 41

• 2
• Scott Joplin
• The Entertainer
• 1902
• 24

• 3
• Scott Joplin
• Weeping Willow
• 1903
• 0

• 4
• Scott Joplin
• Magnetic Rag
• 1914
• 0