Joseph Lamb

Joseph Francis Lamb (December 6, 1887 in Montclair, New Jersey, † September 3, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York) was an American ragtime pianist and composer.

He taught himself to play the piano, even with and was an avid supporter of music Scott Joplin. In 1908 he met Joplin in New York City and this was impressed with the submitted works to him his young admirer. He put him in touch with John Stark, editor of his own works. This brought in the following ten years, Lambs out compositions. As 1920 waned, interest in ragtime, Lamb retired from the music business. When it came to a ragtime revival in the 1950s, he put his knowledge from the heyday of ragtime the musical and historical research available, even wrote some works and recorded.

In addition to Scott Joplin and James Scott, who were both African- American descent, is one of Joseph Lamb, whose ancestors came from Ireland, to the "Big Three" of classic ragtime -composed. His works are both pianistic and musically on par with the compositions of the two aforementioned. Characteristic of his style and his versatility are particularly "Sensation" ( by Scott Joplin arranged), " Ragtime Nightingale " and " Reindeer Rag ".

Works (selection)

• Sensation ( 1908)
• Ethiopia Rag ( 1909)
• Excelsior Rag ( 1909)
• Champagne Rag ( 1910)
• American Beauty Rag ( 1913)
• Ragtime Nightingale (1914 )
• Cleopatra Rag ( 1915)
• Reindeer Rag ( 1915)
• Contentment Rag ( 1915)
• Top Liner Rag ( 1916)
• Patricia Rag ( 1916)
• Bohemia ( 1919)

• Composer (Jazz)
• Jazz Pianist
• American composer
• Born in 1887
• Died in 1960
• Man