Rags and Ragtime: A Musical History

Jasen and Tichenor, well-known composers, performers, collectors, historians, and critics of ragtime music, combine their talents to create the definitive history of ragtime music and its composers. From its earliest beginnings in the late 19th century, the authors trace the growth and diversification of ragtime through the early classic, popular, novelty, stride periods right up to the current revival.the authors' personal archives.