At the turn of the 20th century, ragtime music was all the rage. It was music to dance to as well as music to pass on oral traditions. Created by recently freed Blacks who couldn’t then read or write music, ragtime is famous for its syncopated, yet pleasantly herky-jerky rhythms. The music, which often included […]
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