List of ragtime pianists

This is a list of notable 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

References

  1. ^ "Ragtime, U.S.A.," by Elliott Shapiro (1895–1956), Notes, Second Series, Vol. 8, No. 3, June 1951, pp. 457–470, JSTOR 891042 (registration required)