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...s/Hulton Getty The Ragtime Story The history of ragtime is mirrored in the life and progress of Scott Joplin. This is not merely because Joplin was one of the great ragtime composers. The King of Ragtime experienced many of the elements whose confluence developed into those Euphonic Sounds which were the musical delight of America and even Europe at the turn of the century. The birth of ragtime is commonly set by the date of the first published rag. It was not until the end of 1897, however, that Negro instrumental ragtime made its way to the publishers' presses with Tom Turpin's Harlem Rag. Having already published marches and waltzes, Scott Joplin finally published Original Rags in 1899. Relying on published works of music is misleading. This view of the birth of ragtime suggests that white men were at the forefront of sculpting the art form and that the best ragtime was committed to the printed page. Blacks were playing ragtime Scott Joplin, though called the “Father of Ragtime,” was never acknowledged as the serious composer that he really was during his lifetime. Nevertheless, Joplin succeeded in earning this title and his music was part of the evolution of jazz. Joplin was born on November 24, 1868, in northeastern Texas to Florence and Giles Joplin. His parents encouraged musical interest in their children; Florence played the banjo and sang, and Giles played...