Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin was an African-American composer and pianist. Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions and was dubbed the "King of Ragtime". During his brief career, he wrote over 100 original ragtime pieces, one ragtime ballet, and two operas.
“Marching onward, marching onwardMarching to that lovely tuneMarching onward, marching onwardHappy as a bird in JuneSliding onward, sliding onwardListen to that ragHop and skip now do that slow, ohDo that slow dragDance slowly, prance slowlyNow you hear that pretty ragDance slowly, prance slowlyNow you do the real slow dragWaltz slowly, waltz slowlyListen to the ragtimeHop and skipNow do the slow, oh, do the slow drag”
Scott Joplin