Missouri’s Gift to Music: The Heartland of Ragtime

Missouri’s Gift to Music: The Heartland of Ragtime Missouri. A state known for its barbecue or Gateway Arch is also famous for being the home of many renowned ragtime composers and musicians. From Scott Joplin to Louis “Bird Face” Chauvin to Thomas Million Turpin and John Stillwell Stark, Missouri became a hotspot for ragtime musicians. […]