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'Alexander's Ragtime Band'
By Robert Perry

Gary,  Alexander's Ragtime Band was composed in 1911.  I once heard
that Scott Joplin believed that Irving Berlin had stolen part of
'Treemonisha' for this piece.  Does anyone know anything more about
this?

Regards,
Robert Perry

(Message sent Mon 30 Mar 1998, 08:55:48 GMT, from time zone GMT+1200.)

Key Words in Subject: Alexander's, Band, Ragtime

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