Biography Of Scott Joplin
Real Name
Scott Joplin
Famous as
Composer and Pianist
Nationality
American
Personal Life of Scott Joplin
Born
1868
Died At Age
49
Sun Sign
Capricorn
Born in
Texas
Died on
01 April 1917
Place of death
New York City
Grouping of People
African American Men, African American Singers, African Americans, Black Musicians, Black Singers
Family Background of Scott Joplin
Father
Giles Joplin
Mother
Florence Givens
Siblings
Monroe, Robert, William, Myrtle, Ossie
Spouses/Partners
Belle, Freddie Alexander, Lottie Stokes
Awards
1976 - Pulitzer Prize - Grammy Award - Academy Award for Best Original Song Score and Adaptation
Personal Fact of Scott Joplin
Scott Joplin, The King of Ragtime, is often accredited for upgrading and introducing banjo piano, a plebian form of entertainment often affiliated to salons and brothels, to elite American art form. Two words best depict this genius: mystery and tragedy. He is a mystery to the world, as not much is known about his life and feats.
In addition, much of his life was motley of tragic incidences. The only ray of hope in his life was music. He was fondly dubbed as the famous ragtime figure of his age and was compared to artists like James Scott and Joseph Lamb. In his late teenage days, he worked as a dance musician.
His best-known composition Maple Leaf Club catapulted him to the league of extraordinary. He was honored with the Academy Award in 1973, for his music in The Sting and three years later Joplin’s opera Treemonisha fetched the Pulitzer Prize.
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