ragtime flourished and had peak popularity in the united states in the early 1970s.
ragtime flourished and had peak popularity in the united states in the early 1970s.
when did ragtime flourish and have peak popularity in the united states?
early 1970s
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ragtime – also spelled rag-time or rag time – is a musical style that enjoyed its peak popularity between 1895 and 1919. its cardinal trait is its syncopated or "ragged" rhythm.









































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the style has its origins in african-american communities in cities such as st. louis.









































ben harney, a kentucky native, wrote "you've been a good old wagon but you done broke down" and helped popularize the style. the composition was published in 1896, a few months after ernest hogan's "la pas ma la".
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"nigel" has never been as common in other countries, but was among the 1,000 most common names for boys born in the united states from 1971 to 2010. numbers peaked in 1994 when 447 were recorded (it was the 478th most common boys' name that year). the peak popularity at 0.02% of boys' names in 1994 compares to a peak popularity in england and wales of about 1.2% in 1963, 60 times higher.
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