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The popular ragtime piece, “The Entertainer” by Scott Joplin!

Recorded before playing at a Piano Guild audition a few years back (age 13).

Thanks for all the critique and kind comments!

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Please do not ask me for sheet music. You can find it here:

http://imslp.info/files/imglnks/usimg/8/80/IMSLP02607-Joplin_-_The_Entertainer.pdf

If it is no longer available, please remember that I am a musician, not a music distributor. Thanks!

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Flex Y Bell – Der Entertainer

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‘TREEMONISHA – SCOTT JOPLIN’ from Tony Palmer’s classic series ‘ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE’ available from www.allyouneedislovedvd.com

In the early part of the 21st century the music industry earns literally billions of dollars; its influences stretch beyond merely musical art forms and are now an integral part of many different media including Film, Television and now the new Digital and Internet industry.

In the mid-70s, at the suggestion of John Lennon, the celebrated journalist and film director Tony Palmer decided to document the “Story of Popular Music” and set about interviewing and filming all the major players in the industry at that time, past and present. Even in the mid-70s this was seen as a monumental task, but despite the scale of the undertaking, Tony Palmer made a series of films that set the standard to which all subsequent biographers and documentary makers aspired to.

The critically acclaimed All You Need Is Love was broadcast across the world between 1976 and 1981. But since that time, it has neither been repeated nor commercially released on either video or DVD.

Now available for the first time, All you Need Is Love makes its DVD debut as a lavish boxed set which contains all 17 episodes of the series on 5 discs. Contained within those discs IS the ‘Story of Popular Music’, encompassing Ragtime, Blues, Jazz, Vaudeville, The Musical, Folk, Swing, Country and Western, Rock ‘n’ Roll and beyond, and includes interviews with some of the major names of the past 50+ years including John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jimi Hendrix, Stephen Sondheim, Benny Goodman, Bing Crosby, Mike Oldfield, The Beach Boys, Tina Turner, Sam Phillips, Dave Brubeck, Dizzy Gillespie, Richard Rodgers, Roy Rogers, Benny Goodman, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters, Phil Spector, Bill Monroe, Bill Graham, Bill Wyman, Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton and many many more. It has frequently been described as the “definitive music documentary”, and is regarded just as highly today as ‘cult viewing’ as it was over 30 years ago when it was first broadcast.

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‘The Sting’, a deliciously clever crime/comedy was directed by one-time Oscar winning director George Roy Hill, and featured both Robert Redford in Paul Newman as leading actors.

The title soundtrack from Marvin Hamlisch was based on Scott Joplin’s ‘The Entertainer’, however, despite carrying the same name, the music is often simply referred to as ‘The Sting’ as people tend to associate it to the film. A witty tune fits a witty movie, so it’s only logical.

R.I.P. George Roy Hill

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Update: 1,000,000 VIEWS!!!!!!! NO JOKE, april fools day was yesterday anyway… THIS IS INSANE, IM FREAKING OUT!!! I remember being excited when this video hit 100 views (by the way, guess who wrote the first comment on this video, i think alot of you may know him!!). ONE MILLION VIEWS!!! A big thank you to everyone who watched, rated, commented, and responded to this video. Here’s to a million more, thanks again.
(4/02/09)

Update: 500,000+ views!!! (6/08/08)

Update: 400,000+ views! If you also play this song, please post a video response so we all can see! (4/5/08)

Update: 300,000+ views! Rated and favorited over 2,000 times with over 1,000 comments! This snowball is on a roll and its only getting bigger! Send this video to someone you know. Thanks! (2/01/08)

Update: 200,000+ views! How high can it go? If you like this, please check out my 4 other scott joplin videos, thanks! (12/3/07)

Update: 100,000+ views! You guys seem to like this video! I’d like to thank you all for your support. Even after a year, I still enjoy reading the new comments that you people post. Thanks for watching, and stay tuned for more!

10,000 views!!!! Thank you all for watching, rating, and commenting. I really appreciate it.

To celebrate, here’s my 10th vid – The Entertainer!!!! Enjoy.

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BLIND BLAKE GUITAR LESSONS http://playblindblake.com/dancinrdg.php

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“How to Play Blind Blake exactly as Blake played it ! ”

“Comment jouer du Blind Blake exactement comme lui ! ”

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Scott Joplin (1868-1917)
” The Entertainer ” on a piano roll
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Gus Cannon
Bo Carter
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Peg Leg Howell
Mississippi John Hurt
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Jim Jackson
Skip James
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Lonnie Johnson
Robert Johnson
Tommy Johnson
Charley Jordan
Luke Jordan
Leadbelly
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Cripple Clarence Lofton
Tommy McClennan
Robert Lee McCoy
Blind Willie McTell
The Memphis Jug Band
Buddy Moss
Memphis Minnie
Hambone Willie Newbern
Charley Patton
Robert Petway
Jimmie Rodgers
Frank Stokes
Sonny Terry
Henry Thomas
Ramblin Thomas
Curley Weaver
Casey Bill Weldon
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Josh White
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