"The Entertainer" is a 1902 #classicPianoRag written by #ScottJoplin. It was sold first as sheet music by #JohnStarkAndSon of #SaintLouisMissouri, and in the 1910s as #pianoRolls that would play on #playerPianos. The first recording was by #blues and #ragtime musicians "the #BlueBoys" in 1928.

Scott Joplin wrote “The Entertainer” in 1902. Seventy-two years later, it was a Top 3 pop hit. Here’s how ragtime’s biggest earworm made one of music history’s strangest comebacks. #MusicHistory #ScottJoplin

On the 18th of September 1899: #ScottJoplin is granted copyright for his "Maple Leaf Rag," the most famous ragtime composition, by the US Copyright Office.

The Entertainer 🎢
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