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Don t play this piece fast. It is never right to play ragtime fast.

Scott Joplin

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Scott Joplin
Age: 48 †
Born: 1868
Born: November 24
Died: 1917
Died: April 17
Banjoist
Composer
Jazz Musician
Pianist
Texas
United States
The king of ragtime
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Never
Ragtime
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