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Richard Zimmerman
12+ albums
ragtimepianorelaxamericanjewish descent
about
Richard Zimmerman has been largely responsible for the world-wide revival of ragtime, and is one of its key figures as both a performer and a historian. Dick first became acquainted with ragtime while he was an engineering student at Stanford University. Today, he has a broad repertoire of several hundred rags, which he has performed around the world on stage, radio and television. He has appeared in concert and at music festivals throughout the United States and Canada, including the Montreal Jazz Festival and the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. He has also served as musical director of the Scott Joplin Ragtime Festival in Sedalia, Missouri, for 17 years. His television appearances include The Tonight Show, public television specials, BBC-TV and Canadian Broadcasting Co. ragtime specials and Australia's Tropicarnival. In 1987, he was awarded the title "Champion Ragtime Performer of the World." Zimmerman is the only pianist to have recorded the complete works of Scott Joplin. He has made numerous other recordings of some of the best of ragtime music and early blues from 1909-1919, and has recorded the complete works of 12th Street Rag composer Euday Bowman, along with other great Texas ragtime writers. A founder of the Maple Leaf Club, the worldwide organization devoted to preserving classic ragtime, he is the editor of its publication, The Rag Times. In this capacity, he has done a great deal of research into ragtime subjects, documenting the history of this m
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albums
The Roots of Ragtime
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Scott Joplin: His Complete Works
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The Roots Of Ragtime (Digitally Remastered)
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Maple Leaf Rag: American Ragtime Piano Classics
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Scott Joplin's Greatest Hits
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Scott Joplin: His Greatest Hits
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Scott Joplin Ragtime Favorites
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The Complete Works Of Scott Joplin [Disc 1]
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Great Gatsby Swing Party Classics: 30 Roaring 1920's Top Hits: Perfect for Great Gatsby, Swing & Charleston Flapper Parties
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The Entertainer - The Very Best Of Scott Joplin
The Complete Works Of Scott Joplin
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The Complete Works Of Scott Joplin, Vol. 1-5 [Disc 2]