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julius
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#16 Post by julius » Thu Apr 29, 2004 12:40 pm

umm, people danced to ragtime. really.

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#17 Post by mousethief » Thu Apr 29, 2004 12:51 pm

You mean like Charleston?

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#18 Post by Matthew » Thu Jun 10, 2004 2:33 am

Anybody ever play swing versions of Joplin tunes? I've got a couple of versions of "Maple Leaf Rag" that are recognizable, even by non-musicians. I'm not sure how dancers would respond, though.

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#19 Post by djstarr » Thu Jun 10, 2004 12:37 pm

Matthew wrote:Anybody ever play swing versions of Joplin tunes? I've got a couple of versions of "Maple Leaf Rag" that are recognizable, even by non-musicians. I'm not sure how dancers would respond, though.
I heard this on Swing Years and Beyond (the Sat. night swing show on KUOW FM up here) and looked through her playlists - I thought people would dig dancing to it - Harry Roy is a British band leader.

Harry Roy & His Orchestra - Maple Leaf Rag - The King of the Hot-Cha/ASV

She has some great playlists - for those interested in gleaning check it out: http://www.kuow.org/swing_years.asp?

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#20 Post by Jake » Fri Jun 11, 2004 6:58 am

I've played Sidney Bechet's "Maple Leaf Rag" off of "The Legendary Sidney Bechet" and gotten good response.

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