List of ragtime pianists

List of ragtime pianists Elliott Shapiro (1895–1956), son of music publisher Maurice Shapiro, in a 1951 article, offered a list of standout ragtime pianists — in two categories:


 * Ragtime pioneers


 * Mike Bernard (1875–1936)
 * George Botsford (1874–1949)
 * Louis Chauvin (1881–1908)
 * Ben Harney (1872–1938)
 * Tony Jackson (1882–1921)
 * Scott Joplin (1868–1917)
 * Jelly Roll Morton (1890–1941)
 * Tom Turpin (1871–1932)
 * Percy Wenrich (1887–1952)


 * Later ragtimers


 * Eubie Blake (1887–1983)
 * Ed. B. Claypoole (fr) (1883–1952)
 * Les C. Copeland (1887–1942)
 * Ford Dabney (1883–1958)
 * Lucien Denni (1886–1947)
 * Jay Roberts (fr) (1890–1932)
 * Luckey Roberts (1887–1968)
 * J. Russel Robinson (1892–1963)
 * Willie "The Lion" Smith (1893–1973)
 * Fats Waller (1904–1943)
 * Pete Wendling (1888–1974)
 * James Edison 'Slap' White (1881– c. 1930s)

Many ragtime pianist, beginning around the 1920s, went on to perform stride and boogie-woogie and other lists of artists might be more identified with either. Shapiro's two lists above, exclude those who are known more as (i) non-piano ragtime composers (ii) ragtime revivalist (iii) stride pianists, and (iv) boogie-woogie pianists. Early standout ragtime pianists not on Shapiro's lists include:


 * Early ragtimers not on Shapiro's list


 * Frank P. Banta (1870–1903)
 * Euday L. Bowman (1887–1949)
 * Brun Campbell (1884–1952)
 * Hughie Cannon (1877–1912)
 * Glover Compton (1884–1964)
 * William Ezell (1892–1963)
 * Blind Leroy Garnett (1897–1933)
 * Wallie Herzer (1885–1961)
 * Fred Hylands (1872–1913)
 * Jean-Baptiste Lafrenière (1874–1912)
 * Lewis F. Muir (1883–1915)
 * James Scott (1885–1938)
 * William Turk (1866–1911)
 * Bee Walker (1898–1997)
 * Arnold Wiley (1898–1964)