Known for such compositions as “The Entertainer” and “Maple Leaf Rag,” Scott Joplin is one of the most important figures in ragtime music. At the Scott Joplin House State Historic Site, visitors can retrace his time spent in St. Louis.
Scott Joplin
The Scott Joplin tune “The Entertainer” was the best-selling piece of sheet music in the country on this date in 1903.
Reported birthday of the “King of Ragtime,” Scott Joplin. When a musician’s work is still popular a century after his death, he did it right.
