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Composers of the Ragtime Era
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As spectacularly as ragtime had broken out, it died away, and by the 1920s had all but disappeared.
Mainstream Genre
As a major musical genre, ragtime was rare in that, after a wildly successful breakout, it ultimately did not survive, not even as a sub-genre of jazz. By the 1920s, ragtime had pretty much disappeared, while jazz moved into mainstream popularity.
Some ragtime greats: Scott Joplin, Joseph Lamb, James Scott, Eubie Blake, Vess L. Ossman, and Ben Harney.
The movie The Sting (1973) briefly revived interest in ragtime. Some ragtime tunes, such as “The Maple Leaf Rag” and “The Entertainer,” have become great classics.
Good songs don’t go out of style, but occasionally good musical styles go out of style for good. Or something. For a good rag time, track down the music of ragtime xylophone player Morris Palter, one-time percussionist in the Canadian alt-rock band Treble Charger.