Scott Joplin was once among America's most popular songwriters. The son of a former slave, the composer's Ragtime music swept the nation more than 100 years ago. Joplin's house in St. Louis is thought ...
Scott Joplin was an early musician who transformed much of the landscape of popular music in the early 1900s. Though many details of his short life are uncertain, his impact on early American music is ...
ST. LOUIS — During Black History Month, 5 on Your Side is celebrating the history that was made in St. Louis, and highlighting the next generation of change-makers. One of the most influential ...
JOPLIN, Mo. — Joplin might not be in as many movies as New York or L.A. or have been the site of as many period pieces as the Old West or Deep South, but that doesn’t mean ‘JOMO’ is without ...