Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1733
- Died
- 10 Dec 1814
- Works
- 20
Top works
- Purity of heart
- A spousal hymn
- Heaven
- The favourite
- The perils of poetry
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 5,526
- Total plays
- 26,634
Tags
ragtimejazzcity ragtimepianospotify
1 -African-American ragtime composer 2 -American sounding pop/indie singer 3 -Glasgow based producer & part of Conquering Animal Sound ------------------------------------ 1 - James Sylvester Scott (February 12, 1885 – August 30, 1938) was an African-American ragtime composer, regarded as one of the three most important composers of classic ragtime, along with Scott Joplin and Joseph Lamb. He was born in Neosho, Missouri to James Scott Sr. and Molly Thomas Scott, both former slaves. <a href="ht
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Family name
- Scott
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Neosho
- Place of death
- Kansas City
- Occupation
- bandleader
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- ragtime
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- James scott new edited.jpg
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- Commons category
- James Scott
- date of birth
- 1885-02-12
- date of death
- 1938-08-30
- Commons Creator page
- James Scott
- start of work period
- 1901-00-00
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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