They All Played Ragtime - The True Story of an American Music
| Author | : Rudi Blesh |
| Publisher | : Read Books Ltd |
| Total Pages | : 350 |
| Release | : 2011-03-23 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781446546901 |
| ISBN-13 | : 144654690X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (90X Downloads) |
Book Synopsis They All Played Ragtime - The True Story of an American Music by : Rudi Blesh
Download or read book They All Played Ragtime - The True Story of an American Music written by Rudi Blesh and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2011-03-23 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Blesh published They All Played Ragtime as first major scholarly work on ragtime music in 1950, which sparked a ragtime revival. He founded Circle Records in 1946, which recorded new material from aging early jazz musicians as well as the Library of Congress recordings of Jelly Roll Morton. He sparked renewed interest in the music of Joseph Lamb, James P. Johnson, and Eubie Blake, among others.
