His first wife was Belle; his second wife, Freddie Alexander,
passed away ten weeks after they were married.
His third wife was Lottie, with whom he formed a publishing
company.
He became famous with his piece ‘Maple Leaf Rag’. This piece appeared in 1899.
It sold over 75,000 copies in the first six months!
Scott taught himself piano!
Scotts father was a slave!
After Scott Joplin died, ragtime music
was almost forgotten about as jazz
became popular.
He was the greatest composer
of ‘ragtime’. In fact he is often
called the ‘King of Ragtime’.
Scott Joplin
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