List of ragtime pianists explained

List of ragtime pianists
Elliott Shapiro (1895–1956), son of music publisher Maurice Shapiro, in a 1951 article, offered a list of standout ragtime pianists — in two categories:

Ragtime pioneers

• Mike Bernard (1875–1936)
• George Botsford (1874–1949)
• Louis Chauvin (1881–1908)
• Ben Harney (1872–1938)
• Tony Jackson (1882–1921)
• Scott Joplin (1868–1917)
• Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941)
• Tom Turpin (1871–1932)
• Percy Wenrich (1887–1952)

Later ragtimers

• Eubie Blake (1887–1983)
• Ed. B. Claypoole (fr) (1883–1952)
• Les C. Copeland (1887–1942)
• Ford Dabney (1883–1958)
• Lucien Denni (1886–1947)
• Jay Roberts (fr) (1890–1932)
• Luckey Roberts (1887–1968)
• J. Russel Robinson (1892–1963)
• Willie "The Lion" Smith (1893–1973)
• Fats Waller (1904–1943)
• Pete Wendling (1888–1974)
• James Edison 'Slap' White (1881– c. 1930s)

Many ragtime pianist, beginning around the 1920s, went on to perform stride and boogie-woogie and other lists of artists might be more identified with either. Shapiro's two lists above, exclude those who are known more as (i) non-piano ragtime composers (ii) ragtime revivalist (iii) stride pianists, and (iv) boogie-woogie pianists. Early standout ragtime pianists not on Shapiro's lists include:

Early ragtimers not on Shapiro's list

• Frank P. Banta (1870–1903)
• Euday L. Bowman (1887–1949)
• Brun Campbell (1884–1952)
• Hughie Cannon (1877–1912)
• Glover Compton (1884–1964)
• William Ezell (1892–1963)
• Blind Leroy Garnett (1897–1933)
• Wallie Herzer (1885–1961)
• Fred Hylands (1872–1913)
• Jean-Baptiste Lafrenière (1874–1912)
• Lewis F. Muir (1883–1915)
• James Scott (1885–1938)
• William Turk (1866–1911)
• Bee Walker (1898–1997)
• Arnold Wiley (1898–1964)

See also

List of ragtime musicians