Joplin was born in Linden, Texas into a musical family. His father played the violin and his mother played the banjo and sang. He worked as a gig musician in Missouri, playing the piano for nightclubs and shows. In 1899, he published The Maple Leaf Rag, which became the most successful of his early rags. The Entertainer was featured in the 1973 movie The Sting, which won an Oscar for Best Film Score.
Joplin’s work is considered a prequel to jazz music. He composed hundreds of short pieces, a set of études, and operas in the ragtime style, which he considered a serious branch of classical music.
First a playlist of only recordings by Scott.
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The Entertainer
Gladiolus Rag
Elite Syncopations
Maple Leaf Rag
Solace
Magnetic Rag
Something Doing
Wall Street Rag
Pineapple Rag
Sugar Cane
A Breeze from Alabama
Fig Leaf Rag
Kismet Rag
The Cascades
Lily Queen
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And more modern versions
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ORIGINAL RAGS by Scott Joplin | Cory Hall, pianist-composer
THE FAVORITE by Scott Joplin | Cory Hall, pianist-composer (arr. by Hall)
Searchlight Rag by Scott Joplin | Cory Hall, pianist-composer
Euphonic Sounds by Scott Joplin | Cory Hall, pianist-composer
The Nonpareil by Scott Joplin | Cory Hall, pianist-composer
Magnetic Rag by Scott Joplin | Cory Hall, pianist-composer
Pleasant Moments by Scott Joplin | Cory Hall, pianist-composer
The Great Crush Collision March by Scott Joplin | Cory Hall, pianist-composer
Weeping Willow by Scott Joplin | Cory Hall, pianist-composer
Paragon Rag by Scott Joplin | Cory Hall, pianist-composer
Country Club by Scott Joplin | Cory Hall, pianist-composer
The Entertainer by Scott Joplin | Cory Hall, pianist-composer
Peacherine Rag by Scott Joplin (older version) | Cory Hall, pianist-composer
Solace by Scott Joplin (older version) | Cory Hall, pianist-composer
Maple Leaf Rag by Scott Joplin | Cory Hall, pianist-composer (older version)
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