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| Author | Rudi Blesh and Harriet Janis |
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| Language | English |
| Subject | Music - Ragtime |
| Published | 1950 |
| Publication place | United States |
| ISBN | 978-0825600913 |
They All Played Ragtime is a non-fiction book by journalist Rudi Blesh and author Harriet Janis, originally published by Grove Press in 1950. It was subsequently reissued in 1959, 1966, and 1971 by Oak Publications, and in 2007 by Nelson Press.[1] According to the Preface to the Fourth Edition, by Rudi Blesh, the book was conceived and researched largely by Harriet Janis,[2] who died in 1963.[3] It is generally recognized as the pioneering and first serious book to document the history and major composers of ragtime in America, and has been referred to as The Bible of Ragtime.[4]
- ^ World Cat "They All Played Ragtime". Accessed, July, 2021.
- ^ Preface to fourth edition, ["They All Played Ragtime"]. pages not numbered, dated March 31, 1971
- ^ World Cat "Harriet Grossman Janis". Accessed, July, 2021.
- ^ Edward A. Berlin "Ragtime Scholarship Today – The Issues". Accessed, July, 2021.