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Takamon plays Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag on the piano. One take, uninterrupted shot.
When we were kids we called it the “Trolly Song”. Probably a reference to the jazzy ragtime-like music played when the Trolly on Mr. Roger’s Neighborhood would roll in and out of the neighborhood of Make Believe.

Thanks for the tunes Ta!

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Scott Joplin’s The Entertainer

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An animation of balls playing Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag on a piano, done in 3Dsmax. Except for the camera movement, the animation is done entirely with scripts. I had to guesstimate when the notes in the audio file occurred in time, so sometimes the movement of balls is not perfectly timed to the audio.

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One of the “big three” of ragtime, Joseph F. Lamb, describes how he first met Scott Joplin, and how it came to be that Joplin convinced publisher John Stark to sign Lamb as a composer.

Lamb was a self-taught composer, and unusual in ragtime in that he wasn’t part of any musical scene.

In modern terms, it’s like a fanboy who started creating his own works out of his home — not making a career of it — and he shows his work to his idol. The idol likes them so much, he arranges to have the work produced. The fanboy’s works become hugely popular and end up regarded as among the best in the genre.

Such an idea seems ludicrous in this day and age, but that’s how it happened for Joe Lamb, and the music world is so much better for it.

The recorded interview is an excerpt from Folkways record FW03562 — “Joseph Lamb: A Study in Classic Ragtime” — available on vinyl and from several music download sites. The album was recorded shortly before Lamb died, in 1960.

The recording of Lamb playing the “Sensation” rag here is not from the album, but from an earlier performance, when Lamb was better able to play. It’s a poor-quality tape recording, but a better, more indicative performance. Thanks go to Luigi Ranalli for sending me that recording (if I remember rightly).

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Rod Miller performed at Disneyland for over 3 decades. Watch as Rod performs Maple Leaf Rag at Coke Corner in 1993.
Sorry for the quality.

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Here’s a side of Scott Joplin you may not have heard before, enjoy!

Note: this recording seems a bit too soft, adjust your volume to your liking

I noticed a spike in views for this video. Apparently this song was featured in the movie “the curious case of benjamin button”. cool, now i have to see it.

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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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Hi everyone, this is a re-recording of the maple leaf rag with less audio distortion. I hope that made it better. Unfortunately all your kind comments and ratings are gone, sorry!

About the speed: I strived to play it at this specific speed and I think it is appropriate and not excessive. Of course, you’re entitled to have your own opinion though.

This piece was learned and recorded in 14 days

sheets available at http://sheetmusicarchive.net/

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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 ! ”

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Scott Joplin (1868-1917)
” The Entertainer ” on a piano roll
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