A tiny kitten walked across a piano and inadvertently playing an original song that sounded a lot like the Scott Joplin rag ...

Dubbed the ‘King of Ragtime’, Scott Joplin (c.1867-1917 ... His best-known works include ‘Maple Leaf Rag’ and ‘The Entertainer’, the latter of which was very much Joplin’s “theme tune”. The Academy ...

That piece, “Maple Leaf Rag,” crowned Scott Joplin the ... kindles aural tension. Joplin composed dozens of other piano rags, ...

Probably straw hats, lemonade and your kid trying to play “The Entertainer” on the piano ... “Maple Leaf Rag,” a piece that Scott Joplin wrote in 1899 and that became a national hit ...

Residence where Scott Joplin lived in St. Louis. Open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tours are on the hour and the last tour is at 3 p.m. Participation in Museum Day is open to any tax ...

The musical is, among other things, a perfect work for the current political moment, showing what America really was — and ...

'Barbershop: The Next' Cut Cast on Using Humor to Address the Gun and Gang Violence That Has Touched Their Lives Their Rap Beef Long Settled, Ice Cube and Common Talk Finding New Respect for One ...

It's 50 years since Janis Joplin died of an overdose in Los Angeles aged only 27. Her sad death is the one main fact many people know about her - but for true fans she remains the best female rock ...

WICHITA, Kan. — A federal judge recently denied a motion filed by the city of Joplin to reopen a case involving issues with the undisclosed identity of a Joplin police sniper who fired a shot in ...

Let’s take a line-by-line tour of the history and meaning behind the lyrics. Like so many famous ... It was written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 during the War of 1812. The stanzas recount ...

As one of Jasper County's longest-running businesses, The Joplin Globe has a more than 120-year history of covering the region's current events. Through all of our community's triumphs and ...

Tyler, the Creator just stirred the pot during his 30 Minutes of Chromakopia mini-concert in Boston on Halloween night – and ...