By the turn of the century, saloon patrons had begun hearing a new musical form, ragtime. Turn of the century America experienced a "ragtime" craze. Any saloon in an urban setting would probably feature a "ragtime" piano player. Most people are familiar with Scott Joplin's music, but Joplin was only one of dozens, even hundreds of ragtime composers. We can see some of this described in James Weldon Johnson's Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man, where Johnson's narrator makes his living playing ragtime in bars and gambling houses, but also in the homes of the rich. In this interview Eubie Blake, who played ragtime as well as wrote music for Broadway shows, recalls the early days and plays some ragtime tunes. Ragtime inspired the dance which came to be known as one step! Attire: 1910-20’s Dressy Ragtime Saloon costume, or formal dinner attire. No steampunk or modern western wear please. No western movie dance hall costumes.