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
Because he a great composer .
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.