I'm glad you're enjoying the scores posted... there are many more to come. Thank you for posting the rare score for "Mary Jane Rag," which if I remember correctly was published in New Orleans. I really like the second strain with its dissonant harmonies; very interesting piece. On "Barrel House Rag" I always thought it was funny that they printed Fate Marable's name as "Fate Marble!" The first theme also has a sound somewhat similar to parts of "Tiger Rag." The one Fate Marable Okeh record is a real mystery....I can fully understand the recording of "Frankie and Johnny", but why would they work up a dance arrangement of a novelty rag by a white composer for the flip side?
I have heard rumors that "Pianoflage" was actually composed by a Black pianist, but have absolutely no evidence to support that, just hearsay. Charley Straight was the true composer of "Knice and Knifty" and "Ruffenreddy;" and I do not know why Bargy's name was included on the sheet music (published several years after the rolls were released). There are so many loose ends in ragtime history!!All Best,
Frank
...I was just forgetting the article on Roy Bargy...
