A fond memory from the ragtime revival years of the early 1970s was a trip to Texarkana, a community which famously straddles the border between Texas and Arkansas. There we witnessed the Centennial Celebration Joplin Concert near where Scott Joplin was born and raised. My family and I attended as guests of Jerry Atkins, a local businessman and the heart and soul of ragtime and Scott Joplin there. In addition, Jerry was a well-known jazz musician in the area and wrote for many jazz publications. He is in the Arkansas Jazz Hall of Fame.
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