Sheet music, midi files, afro-american history, record collectors. When he starts a-spieling on the dance hall floor The Ragtime Webring-Dedicated to Scott Joplin and the music of the Ragtime Era, this ring is an invaluable resource for jazz music lovers, musicians and historians. He beats it for the vil-lage where he al-ways goesĪnd ev'ry girl in town is Joe's 'cause he's a rag-time bear. He dressed up ev'ry Sun-day in his Sun-day clothes In a bass-o rich and deep croon-in' soft and low. Joe got his name from sing-ing to the cows and sheepĮv'ry night they say he sings the herd to sleep
You'll find new or used products in Imperial Vintage Pianola/Player Piano Rolls on eBay. The rough-est, tough-est man by far is Rag-time Cow Boy Joe Shop eBay for great deals on Imperial Vintage Pianola/Player Piano Rolls. Son-of-a-gun from ar-iz-o-na Rag-time Cow Boy Joe.Īnd the on-ly friend to guide you is an Eve-'ning star He's a high-fa-lut-ing, scoot-ing, shoot-ing How they run when hear that fel-low's gun On a horse that is syn-co-pat-ed, gait-ed,Īnd there's such a fun-ny me-ter to the roar of his re-peat-er
He al-ways sings rag-gy mu-sic to the cat-tleĪs he swings back and for-ward in the sad-dle Here's the song's lyrics though it's not exactly in the order he sings it but you get the idea of how it goes. Here's the original piano song piece if you want to play it. Although you may need to crank up your volume to hear him play. Needless to say, it was a really special moment, and I'm so glad I was there to capture it.It is a special moment when capture moments like that.It was nice listening to him play. He was almost completely deaf at the time the photo was taken, so he couldn't hear himself playing, but he knew the notes, and was picking out 'Ragtime Cowboy Joe'. Actually the picture I have on the post My Hero's Hero is of my grandad at his piano (relocated to Little Rock). Grandad was quite the performer on the piano, and was always happy to sit down at the piano to ham it up with a little (very little) prodding. Click on the link to visit the blogsite and listen to him play. I will endeavor to answer all queries within 24 hours.Here's an older late-deafened gentleman who is nearly deaf plays Ragtime Cowboy Joe and sings it, too. Much is not covered in these pages, it is a massively extensive subject, but if you have specific questions or an inquiry that you cannot find the answer for (and it's player related), drop me a note in the 'Submit Player questions' section of this site. Removing the ghost from the machine: This site seeks to de-mystify the player piano, by explaining in plain language the history, structure, theory and inner working of the machine. Learning to control the expression of the machine, by using the hand controls and stylised pedalling, will reward you time and time again, with each new performance. This result is within the capacity of every player piano, no matter how expensive or cheap it may have been originally and it matters little if it is an 88 note standard, or a reproducing machine.
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To restore one of these instruments back to full working condition, is a wonderful accomplishment, with rewards that can last for many decades.īuilt for no other reason than to bring the sheer joy of piano music into every home, (and make piano companies of the era a large profit), a well played machine, in excellent condition, can be difficult to discern from a talented live pianist at the keys. Many people are discovering the entertainment value and satisfaction of owning and restoring these beautiful and ingeniously built machines. No longer the stuff of cartoons, nor relegated to a back shelf of history. P layer pianos, (aka Automatic, Self-playing and Pianola), reed organs, coin pianos and other mechanical musical instruments are regaining popularity.
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