Scott Joplin House State Historic Site in St. Louis is celebrating its 15th anniversary by presenting a lecture and concert series entitled “Ragtime, Rhythm and Roots: St. Louis Music Comes Home.” The ...

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In the post-Civil War era, the cruel breath of slavery and the aborted plan of Reconstruction still hung over the American South. But in the Joplin home, banjo and fiddle music filled the family’s ...

Ragtime music is propulsive and infectious. It is sharp, direct and clear. It has sense, purpose and style. So does the Goodspeed Musicals‘ production of “Ragtime.” It’s an engrossing, involving and ...