After recording multiple songs, Scott decided to travel to St, Louis, Missouri to find his idol Scott Joplin in 1905. After Joplin listened to his music he introduced him to his publisher, John Stillwell Stark recommending he publish the song. A year later, “Frog Legs Rag” got published and became a big hit. Scott began to contribute pieces to the Stark Catalogue till 1922. The next few years Scott spent his time teaching, composing, leading a band, and playing the background music of movies. For years, this type of things kept him busy but when sound movies came out a lot of things started to go down hill such as his fortune, his wife dying and his health in an unstable condition he moved in with his cousin. Even though his life was falling apart he still was composing music that changed the ragtime era forever. Imagine being black, a widow, sick, broke, and living with your cousin and still being able to compose music. His life story isn’t just a life story but an example of the type of dedication and elegance African Americans’ have when coming to trials and tribulations.