Were it not for ragtime composer Scott Joplin, Tom McDermott may not have evolved into one of New Orleans’ most respected pianists. Growing up in St. Louis, McDermott had, by age 14, spent seven years ...

January in Muscatine means live ragtime music and eagle watching on the Mississippi. For more than three decades, one weekend in January transforms Muscatine into a ragtime piano hotspot with the ...

TJ Muller takes care of Scott Joplin's piano at the Scott Joplin House, in St. Louis, Mo. The music known as ragtime first swept the nation more than 100 years ago. Missouri, known as the heartland of ...

When Cripple Creek Theatre presented its essentialist version of the musical Ragtime (pared down to 16 characters and just piano accompaniment) in 2016, it highlighted the story of Coalhouse Walker Jr ...

Ragtime is big with the kids in Sedalia. One day this spring, about 100 of them cheered for William McNally, a two-time winner of the World Championship Old-Time Piano Playing Contest. His performance ...

Pianist William McNally plays the 'Maple Leaf Rag' for students at Skyline Elementary School in Sedalia, Mo. Ragtime is big with the kids in Sedalia. One day this spring, about 100 of them cheered for ...