Ragtime was Re: Joplin, MO piano festival

[gordon stelter]

Eubie Blake called John Arpin "The Chopin of Ragtime"
Very fluid, very elegant.  Also check out Ragtime
Bill's website. Lots of info and clips. There is also
links to other sites, including Stride Piano sites.
There are still a few of us doing this professionally.
Butch Thompson being the most famous..
    Thump

P.S. I'd recommend anything by Arpin, Scott Kirby's
"Grace and Beauty" CD..  And John Royen's latest
stride piano C.D. 
( I've not heard it, but I've heard him live and he's
great. ) "Pre-Bop" jazz is America's greatest musical
contribution, IMHO. 

--- Jim <jim at pianoguy.com> wrote:

> Hi Alan
> 
> I agree . .  there is little differentiation between
> 'honky tonk' . .  Joe Fingers Carr, Mrs mills etc,
> and 'classic ragtime, which can be very gentle,
> paced and intricate.


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