The Rags Thread

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Kidd, Ethel Files - The Kid's Rag.pdf

Murphey, Clarence Wainwright - Just Missed - Rag.pdf

Hult, Irma - That Jumping Rag.pdf

Peterson, Alfred V. - The Jester.pdf

Schick, Urban A. - Just A Li'l Rag.pdf

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Dear Frank,
wow!!! The rags you posted are very rare! And there are some masterpieces among them!
I actually know only four of the pieces you included, while the others are absolutely new to me!
I see you included "Blue Note Rag", which I consider one of the best rags ever published: I got my copy of this piece from the Sam Charters collection.
Certainly if all the silent members of this website would check their own local library for vintage sheet music, that would be very helpful.
I've never been in the U.S. but I often order photocopies and scans of ragtime sheet music from several American libraries. There are some gems collected in there!
Tomorrow I'm going to the sea, I took a brief holiday and so I cannot contribute much in these days.
Frank, when I'll be back I'll do the best to join your effort in posting rare rags.
Thanks so much for your precious work!!!
I just post a ragtime folio arranged by William H. Tyers today, "The Rag Bag".
All the pieces are re-arranged in different keys and with some minor differences from the original publications.
Among the pieces there's also "Levee Rag", that is a very very good rag, the first to use a riff also used in "Cannon Ball Rag", "Easy Money" (this one featuring two strains of Levee Rag) and an unpublished rag by Dink Johnson entitled "Take Your Time".
By the way, the sheet music of "Cannon Ball Rag" can be found here:
http://purl.dlib.indiana.edu/iudl//lill ... -201021-02
and the sheet music of "Easy Money" can be found here:
http://digital.library.msstate.edu/cgi- ... ch=%22easy money%22
Talk to you after the holidays.
Best RAGards
Luigi

Tyers, W.H. - The Rag Bag.pdf

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Dear Luigi,

Glad to hear that you're enjoying the rare rag postings. I've had these scores for so many years now that many are starting to fade; hence my intent to scan and post them all. I'll look forward to the rare rags which you can add upon your return...I'm sure there will be many I've never heard of before! It's amazing really just how much ragtime was originally published.

Enjoy your vacation, & I'll look forward to hearing from you when you return.

All Best,

Frank

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Baisden, Harry - Famous Players Rag.pdf

Bell & Johnson - Wizzle Dozzle - Ragtime Two Step.pdf

Bircher, Robert - The Candy Rag.pdf

Castle, B.W. - Perpetual Rag.pdf

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Champion, Melvin - The Akron Rag.pdf

Cloud, Mollie F. - Coldwater Rag.pdf

Cobb, George L. - Cubistic Rag.pdf

Cobb, George L. - Procrastination Rag.pdf

Dawson, Irma V. - Cotton Belt Rag.pdf

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Francis, E.W. - Cracker Jack Rag.pdf

Hall & Kleinkauf - Johnson Rag.pdf

Hamel, Kittie M. - White Seal Rag.pdf

Held, Will - Fire Cracker Rag.pdf

Hensberg, Joseph - The Bear Club Rag.pdf

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Howell, Elmer - The Cut-Up.pdf[/attachmen[attachment=0]Janza, Mark - Bale O' Cotton.pdf

Johnson, Charles L. - Snookums Rag.pdf

Klein, A.L. - Arcadia Rag.pdf

Lang, John Nelson - Fox Terrier Rag.pdf

Janza, Mark - Bale O' Cotton.pdf

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Martin, Harry W. - Pekin Rag.pdf

McClure, Elma Ney - The Cutter - A Classy Rag.pdf

Muth, C.C. - The Black Devil Rag.pdf

Phillips, L.Z. - Craps - A Ragtime Winner.pdf

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Planchard, Oswald E. - What Is It.pdf

Pomeroy, Edgar L. - Goin' Some.pdf

Rogers, Earl S. - That Dizzy Rag.pdf

Sawyer, W.R. - Aunt Dinah's Head Rag.pdf

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Skidmore, Will E. - Craps - Some Rag.pdf

Spaenhower, Jessie - Wide Awake Rag.pdf

Stasny, A.J. - Mephisto Rag.pdf

Thomas, Florence - Jayhawker Rag.pdf

Thompson, Grover - Jitney Bus Rag.pdf