Scott Hayden

Life and music

Scott Hayden belonged to the young ragtime musicians encouraged by Scott Joplin in Sedalia, Missouri. A pupil and collaborator of Joplin, he shares the composer credit on Sunflower Slow Drag and Felicity Rag. These collaborations offer a glimpse of the musical community behind classic ragtime.

Sources

• loc.gov
• tile.loc.gov/musihas-200033280.pdf
• tile.loc.gov/musihas-200033284.pdf
• themorgan.org/83574
• themorgan.org/83580
• scholarsjunction.msstate.edu
• cudl.colorado.edu
• scottjoplin.org

Pieces in the Music Room

The ragtime corner

• Something DoingWith Maestro
• Sun Flower Slow DragWith Maestro