List of ragtime pianists

List of ragtime pianists
Elliott Shapiro (1895–1956), son of music publisher Maurice Shapiro, in a 1951 article, offered a list of standout ragtime pianists — in two categories:[1]

Ragtime pioneers
Later ragtimers

Many ragtime pianist, beginning around the 1920s, went on to perform stride and boogie-woogie and other lists of artists might be more identified with either. Shapiro's two lists above, exclude those who are known more as (i) non-piano ragtime composers (ii) ragtime revivalist (iii) stride pianists, and (iv) boogie-woogie pianists. Early standout ragtime pianists not on Shapiro's lists include:

Early ragtimers not on Shapiro's list

See also

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List of ragtime musicians

References

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  1. ^ "Ragtime, U.S.A.," by Elliott Shapiro (1895–1956), Notes, Second Series, Vol. 8, No. 3, June 1951, pp. 457–470 (accessible via JSTOR at www.jstor.org/stable/891042; subscription required)
  2. ^ ASCAP Biographical Dictionary (re: "Dabney, Ford T" & "Lucien Denni"), American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
    3rd ed., compiled and edited by the Lynn Farnol Group, Inc. (1966), pp. 149–150; LCCN 66-20214
    4th ed., compiled by Jaques Cattell Press, R.R. Bowker (1980), p. 108 OCLC 7065938, 12259500; ISBN 0-8352-1283-1, 978-0-8352-1283-0; LCCN 80--65351