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Sights and Sounds.(Brief Article)
"The '45' is here to stay, and let there be no doubt about it!" These were the words of Frank Folsom, the president of RCA Victor, who unveiled the revolutionary seven-inch, forty-five-r.p.m. record in 1949. Folsom may have been guilty of wishful thinking (the introduction of the compact disk in the nineteen-eighties spelled doom for the 45), but his statement remains fairly accurate: vintage singles, made of "indestructible" vinyl, remain the stuff of collectors' avid nostalgia, spurred on as much by the records' eye-catching packaging as by the crackly sounds retained in their microgrooves. The art of the 45--which included contributions from Pablo Picasso--is explored in the forthcoming 45 RPM (Princeton Architectural Press), a mammoth tribute to the orphaned format edited by Spencer Drate, himself a graphic designer for the music industry.
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- King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era.
- Magazine article from: Notes Joyner, David March 1, 1996 700+ words
...Edward Berlin's research on this new Scott Joplin biography. In 1988, I attended the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival in Sedalia, Missouri...What could Berlin possibly say about Scott Joplin that I haven't already said?" Following...
- After 100 years, Scott Joplin's ragtime music remains a cultural treasure.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Gay, Wayne Lee June 1, 1999 700+ words
...American culture. And the young musician? Scott Joplin. Between 1897 and 1899 _ no one knows...worth of concerts at the 16th annual Scott Joplin Festival. As Edward A. Berlin points...Joplin biography, ``King of Ragtime: Scott Joplin and His Era,'' the origins of...
- Scott Joplin
- Picture from: Archive Photos January 1, 1911 700+ words
Archive Photos 01-01-1911 Scott Joplin Early jazz pianist and composer Scott Joplin sits for a formal portrait. Called the king...Americans. Early jazz pianist and composer Scott Joplin sits for a formal portrait. Called the king...
- Book World; Scott Joplin, Music's Mystery Man
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Post Jonathan Yardley July 6, 1994 700+ words
...A BLACK MAN'S TUNE A Life of Scott Joplin By Susan Curtis University of Missouri Press. 265 pp. $26.95 Scott Joplin is one of the most enigmatic and...one can draw about the life of Scott Joplin and the ragtime era is to acknowledge...
- Dynamic duo of Tin Pan Alley An imagined encounter between Scott Joplin and...
- Newspaper article from: International Herald Tribune MARK BLANKENSHIP The New York Times July 8, 2009 700+ words
...Alley An imagined encounter between Scott Joplin and Irving Berlin to be staged Byline...imagines a meeting between the composers Scott Joplin and Irving Berlin, Joplin responds...premiere with a full production in 1972, Scott Joplin's music had already passed from commercial...
- Scott Joplin on CD.
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Gay, Wayne Lee June 1, 1999 700+ words
Scott Joplin's music is well-represented on compact disc; recordings range from...Previn do just that on ``The Easy Winners and Other Ragtime Music of Scott Joplin'' on EMI. OPERA: The flawed but immensely rewarding opera ``Treemonisha...
- Total Joplin: The Complete Works of Scott Joplin. (Software Review)(Evaluation)
- Magazine article from: Notes Cardell, Victor December 1, 1997 700+ words
...predecessors, and successors, while Total Joplin focuses on Scott Joplin, who is often referred to as the "King of Ragtime." The...emerges an image of a maple leaf, an obvious reference to Scott Joplin's popular Maple Leaf Rag. A video box displays a series...
- Scott Joplin. (November 24, 1868 is birth date of ragtime composer, in...
- Magazine article from: Jet December 1, 1997 700+ words
November 24, 1868- Scott Joplin, originator of ragtime music, was born on this day in Texarkana, TX. Joplin received formal classical piano training as a child...
