Scott Joplin's first wife was Belle Hayden
Voted "King of Ragtime"
Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer and The Rag Time Dance
He is buried in a Catholic cemetery, and a crucifix hung in his home. Catholic? I don't really know, but many, if not all of his close friends were Catholic.
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Scott Joplins
Scott Joplins
Scott Joplin WAS the composer.
Scott Joplin was born on November 24, 1868.
Scott Joplin's first wife was Belle Hayden
Ragtime and 1902
Voted "King of Ragtime"
Her name was Florence Givens. She was a freeborn woman from Kentucky.
The film The Sting used several of his compositions
Maple Leaf Rag, The Entertainer and The Rag Time Dance
He is buried in a Catholic cemetery, and a crucifix hung in his home. Catholic? I don't really know, but many, if not all of his close friends were Catholic.
The musical composer was Marc Shaiman and the lyrics by Scott Wittman.