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"Twelfth Street Rag" was composed by Euday L. Bowman
Euday L. Bowman

Euday Louis Bowman was an American piano and composer of ragtime and blues who represented the style of Texas Ragtime. He is chiefly remembered as the composer of the successful Twelfth Street Rag, a rag from 1914 out of a series of ragtimes that Bowman wrote during or after a period in which he worked as a pianist in some of the bet...
 in 1914. It is one of the most famous and best selling rag
Rag

Rag or rags may refer to:*The Rag, an underground paper published in Austin, Texas from 1966-1977*Rag. a title for people holding high school degrees in business economics....
 of the ragtime
Ragtime

Ragtime is an originally American musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918. Ragtime was the first truly American musical genre, predating jazz....
 era. It has been recorded by many artists, ranging from Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong

Louis Daniel Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer.Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an innovative cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence on jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performers....
 to Lester Young
Lester Young

Lester Willis Young , nicknamed 'Prez', was an United States jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. He was also known to play the trumpet, violin, and drums....
.

The piano
Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
 recording by Pee Wee Hunt
Pee Wee Hunt

Pee Wee Hunt born Walter Gerhardt Hunt was a jazz trombone, vocalist and band leader.At an early age Pee Wee developed musical interest since his mother played the banjo and his father played violin....
 was the Billboard number one single for 1948, selling over three million copies. It was released as Capitol Records 15015 in May 1948.

Euday Bowman, the composer, recorded and published his own recording of the song, on Bowman 11748.

Its structure is: Intro A A1 Intro-2 A2

and Ragtime, A Musical History, by David A.






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"Twelfth Street Rag" was composed by Euday L. Bowman
Euday L. Bowman

Euday Louis Bowman was an American piano and composer of ragtime and blues who represented the style of Texas Ragtime. He is chiefly remembered as the composer of the successful Twelfth Street Rag, a rag from 1914 out of a series of ragtimes that Bowman wrote during or after a period in which he worked as a pianist in some of the bet...
 in 1914. It is one of the most famous and best selling rag
Rag

Rag or rags may refer to:*The Rag, an underground paper published in Austin, Texas from 1966-1977*Rag. a title for people holding high school degrees in business economics....
 of the ragtime
Ragtime

Ragtime is an originally American musical genre which enjoyed its peak popularity between 1897 and 1918. Ragtime was the first truly American musical genre, predating jazz....
 era. It has been recorded by many artists, ranging from Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong

Louis Daniel Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer.Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an innovative cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence on jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performers....
 to Lester Young
Lester Young

Lester Willis Young , nicknamed 'Prez', was an United States jazz tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. He was also known to play the trumpet, violin, and drums....
.

The piano
Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
 recording by Pee Wee Hunt
Pee Wee Hunt

Pee Wee Hunt born Walter Gerhardt Hunt was a jazz trombone, vocalist and band leader.At an early age Pee Wee developed musical interest since his mother played the banjo and his father played violin....
 was the Billboard number one single for 1948, selling over three million copies. It was released as Capitol Records 15015 in May 1948.

Euday Bowman, the composer, recorded and published his own recording of the song, on Bowman 11748.

Its structure is: Intro A A1 Intro-2 A2

Further reading

Rags and Ragtime, A Musical History, by David A. Janson and Trebor Jay Tichenor, 1978, Dover Publishing Mineola, NY

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