Now Hear This – “Everyone Loves Joplin” Preview
Preview: Season 53 Episode 13 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Scott Joplin was the king of ragtime, a new kind music for the turn of the 20th century.
Scott Joplin was the king of ragtime, a new kind music for the turn of the 20th century. Rick Benjamin’s Paragon Ragtime Orchestra takes Scott Yoo back in time to experience the music, movies and style of that era.
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Major series funding for GREAT PERFORMANCES is provided by The Joseph & Robert Cornell Memorial Foundation, the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Arts Fund, the LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust, Sue...
Now Hear This – “Everyone Loves Joplin” Preview
Preview: Season 53 Episode 13 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Scott Joplin was the king of ragtime, a new kind music for the turn of the 20th century. Rick Benjamin’s Paragon Ragtime Orchestra takes Scott Yoo back in time to experience the music, movies and style of that era.
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I'm Scott Yoo.
Scott Joplin was the king of ragtime.
He became famous, then forgotten.
His life, in many ways, was tragic.
50 years ago, he was rediscovered.
They used Joplin on the soundtrack.
That began a Joplin revival that continues today.
See why Everyone Loves Joplin.
On Now Hear This on Great Performances.
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