p, 1871-1922 US, Savannah, Georgia
Musician / Composer of Jazz
A.k.a. Thomas Million John Turpin
Thomas Million John Turpin (November 18, 1871 – August 13, 1922) was an African-American composer of ragtime music.Tom Turpin was born in Savannah, Georgia, a son of John L. Turpin and Lulu Waters Turpin. In his early twenties he opened a saloon in St. Louis, Missouri which became a meeting-place for local pianists and an incubation point for early folk ragtime, such as musician Joe Jordan. Turpin himself is credited with the first published rag by an African-American, his "Harlem Rag" of 1897 (it was composed by 1892, a year before ragtime's introduction to the world at the 1893 Worlds Fair). His other published rags include "Bowery Buck," "Ragtime Nightmare," "St. Louis Rag," and "The Buffalo Rag".
Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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St. Louis Rag / American Beauty Rag | Tom Turpin / Joseph F. Lamb | Album |