Ragtime

thumb|right|337px|Scott Joplin achieved fame for his ragtime compositions and was dubbed the "King of Ragtime" by contemporaries. His "[[Maple Leaf Rag" is one of the most famous rags. ]]

thumb|George Walker (vaudeville)|George Walker, [[Aida Overton Walker, and Bert Williams link arms and dance the cakewalk in the first Broadway musical to be written and performed by African Americans, In Dahomey.]] thumbnail|right|Painting from 1913 thumbnail|right|1915 sheet music cover (late for cakewalk music): "Ebony Echoes: A Good Old-Fashioned Cake-Walk" by Dan Walker. New York, NY: Shapiro, Bernstein & Co.